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Florence Griffith Joyner Quotes

When anyone tells me I can't do anything... I'm just not listening any more.

Florence Griffith Joyner

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: athlete
Nationality: american
Birth: December 21, 1959 - September 21, 1998

Topics

Me Listening More Anything Just Any

When you have your own place, you set your own rules.

You Rules Place Own Your Set

Every role that I play is a gift and is something that I approach differently.

Gift Play Something Role Differently

It's better to get smart than to get mad. I try not to get so insulted that I will not take advantage of an opportunity to persuade people to change their minds.

John H. Johnson

Change Opportunity Smart People Mad

I don't like when an Asian-American actor says, 'I'm entering this business to change Hollywood.' It feels like the wrong reason - I would prefer they entered the business for artistic reasons, because they need to do it.

Change Business Wrong Hollywood Need

Buy old masters. They fetch a better price than old mistresses.

Better Price Old Buy Masters Than

Of course there have been times when I've done crazy things. But I don't think I'm crazy. I just grew up in a crazy world.

Metta World Peace

Crazy World Think Done Up Things

Only a well-rounded intellect, a spirit nourished in the eternal sources of intelligence and culture, of justice and wisdom, is a safeguard against both indifference and skepticism.

Wisdom Justice Culture Intelligence

Americans overthrew governments only when economic interests coincided with ideological ones.

Economic Only Interests Governments

Friction is necessary for motion, labor necessary for birth.

Labor Birth Motion Necessary

I think what is nice about 'Elf,' and why it doesn't play as one long sketch, is that the character actually grows up during the course of the film. It's not just a character that you can keep checking in on and keep doing sketches about. It's a story. I'm pretty proud of how we told it.

Character Proud Story Think Doing

I'd love to work with Sean Penn or Kevin Spacey.

Work Love Penn Kevin Sean Penn Sean

One thing I often talk about in my business is that an eBook is not like a print book: it's very, very different. It's organic. It's changing.

Business Book Talk Organic Changing

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