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T. Boone Pickens Quotes

I was very fortunate in my gene mix. The gambling instincts I inherited from my father were matched by my mother's gift for analysis.

T. Boone Pickens

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: businessman
Nationality: american
Birth: May 22, 1928

Topics

Father Mother Gift Gambling Analysis

You'd like to transition with continuity, have people in your own organization rise up and continue forward, whether in coaching or personnel or players.

People Organization Forward You Rise

I don't like to repeat myself as an actor.

Myself Actor Repeat Like

I don't get nervous when I'm interviewing someone on film - it can be cut, and we can do it again. It is quite nerve-racking doing things live.

Live Someone Doing Nervous Cut Film

Nowadays, if a studio assumes that his film is bad, there is always an executive that gets more nervous than usual and thinks that if they change the music, the film will become a masterpiece.

Change Music Bad Nervous Become

When you can't follow a ballet's action, you can always read the program notes.

Robert Gottlieb

Action You Follow Always Notes Read

One of the things that Dostoevsky talks about is that no character is too high to fall and no character is too low to be redeemed. 'Crime and Punishment' began with a person going out and consciously becoming a cold-blooded murderer, and it took 800 pages and an epilogue before the person finally asked for forgiveness.

Forgiveness Character Fall Person

But Eddie does not make all the decisions. Eddie can listen to reason; Eddie can be swayed or talked in or out of certain things. Eddie allows other people to lead in this band and to have certain roles that are very fundamental to the decision-making process.

People Process Decisions Listen Band

Growing up, I was such a picky eater. I'm finally starting to expand.

Growing Up Growing Starting Up Picky

Truth is much stranger than fiction and, often, much more powerful.

Truth Truth Is Powerful More Fiction

I don't know if there's an actors' slow-pitch softball league I could join. My agency has a team, but they say it would be a conflict of interest for the people they rep to play because I could hit a pop-up and they'd have to drop it on purpose.

Purpose People Team Conflict Play

But I think it's more normal for my team to have no success than it is to win two consecutive European cups.

Success Team Win Think More Normal

Most young people have tremendous respect for older people's views.

Respect People Young Young People

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