Beau Willimon Quotes

The economics of being a playwright are abysmal. I like to think of the work I do out in Hollywood as a way to actually make a life in the theater easier.

Beau Willimon

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LifeWorkEconomicsThinkHollywood

Business needs to push the agenda rather than waiting for it to happen.

Jochen Zeitz

BusinessWaitingPushHappenRather

Yet the home courses are where you spend dozens to hundreds of hours a year. You must choose them well.

Joe Henderson

HomeYearYouChooseWhereWell

Poverty diminishes confidence. So if someone offers you a grain store, even if you really need a plough, you take what is offered to you.

Ann Cotton

ConfidenceSomeonePovertyYouNeed

Right after 9/11, I mean, every agency can give their own gradation, but a nice, popular rule of thumb is everybody doubled down. I ended up in NSA with about twice as much money as I had prior to 9/11.

Michael Hayden

MoneyDownNiceMeanRightOwn

I didn't want o do metal work and get my hands all nicked up and be around guys. So I took drama because there were a lot of girls.

Michael J. Fox

WorkHandsDramaWantUpMetal

I don't need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to do that for me.

Stephen Fry

FunnyAgeMeYouNeedRemind

I loved the guitar, and I had all of this music in my head. My passion for the guitar and the ideas for what I could create musically were equal. So that's where I was.

Steve Vai

MusicPassionIdeasGuitarLoved

Being a skeptic just means being rational and empirical: thinking and seeing before believing.

Michael Shermer

ThinkingSeeingBelievingRational

My music asks people to think critically, so how can I get upset when people think about me critically?

Josh Tillman

MusicPeopleMeThinkUpsetGet

One common way of judging whether housing's price is in line with its fundamental value is to consider the ratio of housing prices to rents. This is analogous to the ratio of prices to dividends for stocks.

Janet Yellen

ValuePriceJudgingWayHousing

I hate fishing, and I can't imagine why anyone would want to hike when you can get in the car and drive.

Joseph Barbera

CarHateFishingDriveYouWant

When women told me they'd always wished they had a sister, they were thinking of this ideal of mutual encouragement and support. Many of those who have sisters also yearn for this ideal because their relationships with their sisters don't always live up to it.

Deborah Tannen

WomenLiveSupportMeSisterAlways

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