Iris Apfel Quotes

My father told me once not to expect anything from anybody so I wouldn't be disappointed. If somebody was nice and did nice things for me, I should be overjoyed, but I shouldn't go through life expecting it, which is very good advice.

Iris Apfel

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LifeGoodFatherMeAdviceNice

Politics is pop. Our job as comedians - especially me, as a late-night talk show, which is a broader audience - is to amplify what we think America is thinking.

Jimmy Fallon

PoliticsJobMeThinkThinkingTalk

I think that freshness and that innocence is something that is missing from a lot of female singers. I'm certainly not denying that I'm young, but I'm not fluff.

Jessica Simpson

ThinkInnocenceYoungMissingFemale

There's just no real job security when you're shooting a show about an apocalypse, and anybody could die at any time.

Melissa McBride

TimeJobDieYouSecurityReal

Above all, it is not decency or goodness of gentleness that impresses the Middle East, but strength.

Meir Kahane

StrengthGoodnessDecencyMiddle

If your characters are two-dimensional and your plot uncompelling, it won't matter how incredibly detailed and believable your fantasy world might be.

Tony Bradman

WorldFantasyMatterYourPlotHow

Music and motorcycles was my thing when I was a kid.

Mike Dean

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I'm the American Winston Churchill.

Michael Moriarty

AmericanWinston ChurchillChurchill

From the onset of the 'Live-Read' series, we wanted to hit all the major writers and Woody Allen is simply one of the greatest screenwriters of all time. He has ability to match pathos and comedy and drama and then turn it all on a dime. If you're going to make a series based on dialogue, you can't find much better than Woody Allen.

Jason Reitman

TimeBetterComedyYouFindDrama

Every American college student goes to college with a hard drive. They take their laptop. There's not a CD player in sight.

Jonny Greenwood

CollegeDriveAmericanStudentSight

When employees can bring their full selves to work, we get the full benefit of all their perspectives and experiences.

Bobby Kotick

WorkEmployeesExperiencesBringGet

It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.

Pete Rose

SportsYouBallSquareGotBat

Sometimes, when you're building a company, out of necessity there's just a gazillion things you have to learn and figure out.

Tobias Lutke

BuildingLearnYouSometimesCompany

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