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Related Both 'The Daily Show' and 'The Colbert Report,' you're working with the best. Wh... NATE CORDDRY You're always aware that only eight per cent of actors are in work at one time, so you've go... BEN HARDY Actors are the best and the worst of people. They're like kids. When they're good, they'... KENNETH BRANAGH Even if it's not always the best markup, what are Facebook and Twitter? They're web standard... JEFFREY ZELDMAN Children, a lot of times, can't make their parents wrong because they have to live with them, be... LANA PARRILLA People always lean toward who's the best guitar player, who's the best singer? I don't s... GREGG ALLMAN You can exaggerate with puppets. You're not trying to look like real people. The way the Muppets... CAROLL SPINNEY You can have the best people in the business, but if they're not collaborating - and they're... DANA BRUNETTI Cats are impossible to work with. They're just very difficult because you can't really train... OSCAR ISAAC They're the best critics. Workshops are good, and drama teachers are fine, but the best is the a... GEORGE TAKEI I think, like any artist, those baby songs are not the best things you've ever written, but they... RACHEL PLATTEN They're great girls. They're very funny, they're very smart, they're fun to be with.... LAURA BUSH Canadians are the best, they're the best. BRODY JENNER I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more l... LARRY WALL It's like someone cutting up a loved one in front of you, all the time insisting they've got... MALCOLM WILSON If you're the quarterback and want to be the best on the field, you've got to act like it. CHAD KELLY Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON You know, the best-laid plans of mice and men... I like playing bad guys, and I don't have a pro... TOBIN BELL It's always difficult with the superhero stuff because you're working with characters who ha... WARREN ELLIS Is France a completely open market to G.E.? No, of course not. I think we're more discerning abo... JEFFREY R. IMMELT You achieve because you're lucky to work with people who are very talented. BEN GAZZARA You can't hang around geniuses forever because they end up taking everything you've got. Tha... BOB COLACELLO I always read about these stories of entrepreneurs - it's like they're in the desert with no... BEN SILBERMANN Employees make the best dates. You don't have to pick them up and they're always tax-deducti... ANDY WARHOL Of course, nobody's tearing my door down. If you're successful you're going to intimidat... BETTY WHITE It's very difficult to think that you're with someone that you know, and all of a sudden you... SHAKIRA You have to make sure you have the right people around you to get the right fights, and you're n... KATIE TAYLOR It's always a Catch-22 situation. They hate you if you're the same, and they hate you if you... EDDIE VAN HALEN With music, you're laying it all out there. They're judging you right away, and you can lose... KEVIN NEALON Hoods are good parts because they're always flashy and attract attention. If you've got any ... RICHARD WIDMARK I think it's very hard to find a good friend. That's why I'm so lucky to have two sister... KATE UPTON Honestly, when you're making a movie, you never say, 'Oh, this one's going to suck and g... JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE If people are worried, if they're fearful, if they feel a sense of grievance or that they're... DAN PINK You can dominate a game if you dominate on the line... We're just going to have to go out there ... MILES DAVIS It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON People come to the Fountain Theatre because they've got hearts that are working and they've ... ATHOL FUGARD I think that everybody's worked on shows where you feel like maybe a divide has happened between... JESSALYN GILSIG It's difficult to tell whether people are looking at you because they recognise you from your wo... WILL POULTER It's really difficult working with kids and with babies because they are not cooperative subject... PAUL BLOOM I'm a huge Muppets fan. Gigantic. I think they're genius. I think they're some of the be... ANDIE MACDOWELL The best song is what resonates with that one person the most. It's why, if you ask a million pe... VINCE STAPLES We think craft is important, and the irony has always been that horror may be disregarded by critics... JAMES WAN When you're the best, you only want to surround yourself with the best. FLOYD MAYWEATHER, JR. Personally, I do the best work with people I'm closest with. I know what their tastes are, and t... ATTICUS ROSS When you think about little league football, high school, and even on to college even more so, you... ADRIAN PETERSON Sometimes, having a reputation can be the best thing because people expect you to be really difficul... BOY GEORGE People can be a hoot on the set, but if they're not good to work with, that tires very quickly. DAVID HYDE PIERCE It's true in the beginning I started playing villains, and I think that's pretty clear, beca... WILLEM DAFOE I'll work with a director if I think I'm going to get into a comfortable situation, and if i... ROBERT DE NIRO When you share work, and you have the opportunity of seeing people you like doing what they do best,... JACQUELINE BISSET The people that you work with, the organizations that are committed to the same objectives. If they ... RISA LAVIZZO-MOUREY The people that make this country work, the people who pay on their mortgages, the people getting up... RUSH LIMBAUGH When you work with kids, people tell you to be very delicate, but that's the last thing you shou... ALFONSO CUARON In a leadership role in Iraq and in running my own business, what I've learned is if you don'... BRAD WENSTRUP The business is a very tricky obstacle course, and you should be very clear about work begetting wor... ELISABETH ROHM Some of the best actors think they're terrible; that's what keeps you connected to a vulnera... JESSIE MUELLER Beside every great success are the seeds of enormous failure. In every failure, there's the oppo... PETER GUBER Ideas come mostly bottoms-up. They come when you have a free flow of ideas and you have people able ... RAMEZ NAAM If the people in the audience are talking, you're being ignored. If the people are gazing at you... CHUCK BERRY As always, with acting, you can't be too self-conscious. You shouldn't care about what peopl... FREDDIE HIGHMORE See, what you're meant to do when you have a mid-life crisis is buy a fast car, aren't you? ... ROBBIE COLTRANE See, what you're meant to do when you have a mid-life crisis is buy a fast car, aren't you? ... ROBBIE COLTRAINE It's not that diamonds are a girl's best friend, but it's your best friends who are your... GINA BARRECA Do you know why dogs are man's best friend? It's because they're not in politics. YITZHAK NAVON Models are some of the most insecure people I've ever met. They're constantly being told the... MIRANDA KERR If you're treated a certain way you become a certain kind of person. If certain things are descr... JAMES BALDWIN Working with real wolves has been exhilarating. They're so amazing. They're these beautiful,... KELLY OVERTON 'Twilight' fans are different. They're very civil with one another. It's a respect b... RAMI MALEK There are no silos at 'Frontline.' Our digital team works with our filmmakers, and our filmm... RANEY ARONSON-RATH It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea. JUDE WATSON I'm inspired to work with good actors, period. I want to work with the best anytime because I th... FOREST WHITAKER As a mother, I work hard every day and I expect that work to be recognized and appreciated. Because ... MARGARET HEFFERNAN Of course, once you've been a Beatle, you're never really out of it. People always want to k... GEORGE HARRISON I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES The best booksellers are like trustworthy pushers: Whatever they're dealing, you take it. JULIA GLASS Texas women have an amazing sense of purpose when they lose it. They're the best girls in the wo... JOHN CUSACK If you interact with anyone, ultimately, all people are the same. However they're dressed, when ... EDDIE MURPHY You know, you have a lot of people - I've met a lot of people in the past, I've gone to priv... ISSA RAE But of course when people watch morning television, Terry, it's a very different animal. You kno... KATIE COURIC If you talk to most ambitious people, people who are high achievers, they're rarely at peace wit... NICK KROLL People are always surprised when they spend time with my children by how normal they are. They'r... DONATELLA VERSACE If you look at my body of work, there's always a dark side to my characters. They've always ... TONY SCOTT You listen to Bob Dylan and you can't help but think of the 60s, it's very relational and if... SERJ TANKIAN When you're dealing with monkeys, you've got to expect some wrenches. ALVAH BESSIE The team doctor, the team trainers, they work for the team. And I love 'em, you know. They'r... CALVIN JOHNSON You're not lonely when you're teaching, you're not quiet, you're laughing most of th... MEM FOX You've got to be the best at what you can do - be the best at it! And the best has to be the bes... ANOUSKA HEMPEL I'm convinced normal people miss the majority of God's blessings because they're too busy to notice ... CRAIG GROESCHEL Movies either work or they don't work and they're either funny or they're not and we wor... IVAN REITMAN The actors that I love to work with, they're hard on me. They're pushing me. ABEL FERRARA If people don't feel they've got your attention, you're not going to succeed. BEN ELLIOT I did some stupid things when I was younger, but I got a lot out of my system. Every time, my mom wa... ELLE KING When you're managing an emergency department, you're trying to keep everybody calm, so when ... GLEN MAZZARA I can tell you that when I travel the state, when I talk to people, they are really struggling, in a... ALEXI GIANNOULIAS I've always been interested in films where you can identify with the actors. Where you can be in... ADRIAN LYNE Don't ever, ever, believe anyone who tells you that you can just get by, by doing the easiest th... MARIA BARTIROMO If it's a very emotional scene, you're kind of relieved when you've done it, kind of spe... ROBERT DE NIRO French people are never happy with what they have. They're always complaining. They're happy... VINCENT CASSEL Employees are a company's greatest asset - they're your competitive advantage. You want to a... ANNE M. MULCAHY
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DAVE MCDOWELL Having a champion at 171 pounds, sooner or later you're going to have to make him an Athlete of the ... DAVE MCDOWELL To advance as a sophomore is a tremendous accomplishment. DAVE MCDOWELL That's a real bonus. It doesn't matter how good you hit. To get the ball in the cup takes a bit of l... GRAEME MCDOWELL Things haven't been great for me recently. I'm working hard on my game and relish the challenge that... GRAEME MCDOWELL I left my putts short on the ninth, 10th and 11th but the birdie on the 14th gave me something good ... GRAEME MCDOWELL The Masters is going to be a special tournament, GRAEME MCDOWELL Monty was so easy to play with. He's pretty automatic in terms of hitting fairways and he makes all ... GRAEME MCDOWELL It's a brutal golf hole. GRAEME MCDOWELL I played nicely today but 18 kicked me in the butt a little bit. It's a cruel game and to be honest ... GRAEME MCDOWELL Golf is a cruel game. 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CHRISTOPHER FORREST MCDOWELL Beyond its practical aspects, gardening - be it of the soil or soul - can lead us on a philosophical... CHRISTOPHER FORREST MCDOWELL Antagonists come with all life progression. E. L. MCDOWELL Closed doors present other opportunities! E. L. MCDOWELL Existence is the greatest opportunity one can have; so why settle for a mediocre state of being? E. L. MCDOWELL In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure. MALCOLM X I've always thought that gaming and YouTube and the web is a very post-punk extravaganza. MALCOLM MCLAREN A lot of what is most beautiful about the world arises from struggle. MALCOLM GLADWELL America preaches integration and practices segregation. MALCOLM X You have to realize that up until about 1959, Africa was dominated by the colonial powers. And by th... MALCOLM X Those who condemn gay marriage, yet are silent or indifferent to the breakdown of marriage and divor... 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MALCOLM MCLAREN I never intended for the Sex Pistols to be immeasurably successful. MALCOLM MCLAREN I saw a picture of Elvis in blue lame, and thought that if I could recreate that suit and walk down ... MALCOLM MCLAREN Sid Vicious began the age of participation in which everyone could be the artist. Sid proved that yo... MALCOLM MCLAREN Everyone should be commended for allowing people to make disasters, to make failures - you've ju... MALCOLM MCLAREN I left school at 16 and my mother got me a job as a trainee wine taster. But one day I followed some... MALCOLM MCLAREN The Pistols were like my work of art. They were my canvas. MALCOLM MCLAREN Stealing things is a glorious occupations, particularly in the art world. MALCOLM MCLAREN I always feel more comfortable in chaotic surroundings. I don't know why that is. I think order ... MALCOLM MCLAREN Don't kill the golden goose. MALCOLM MCLAREN Rock and roll doesn't necessarily mean a band. It doesn't mean a singer, and it doesn't ... MALCOLM MCLAREN There are two rules I've always tried to live by: turn left, if you're supposed to turn righ... MALCOLM MCLAREN Punk's influence on music, movies, art, design and fashion is no longer in doubt. It is used as ... MALCOLM MCLAREN What matters is this: Being fearless of failure arms you to break the rules. In doing so, you may ch... MALCOLM MCLAREN I always said punk was an attitude. It was never about having a Mohican haircut or wearing a ripped ... MALCOLM MCLAREN Muzzle a dog and he will bark out of the other end. MALCOLM LOWRY War is being declared tomorrow here so perhaps you can understand that I have been working under dif... MALCOLM LOWRY Long for me as I for you, forgetting, what will be inevitable, the long black aftermath of pain. MALCOLM LOWRY Good God, if our civilization were to sober up for a couple of days it'd die of remorse on the t... MALCOLM LOWRY An incredibly high percentage of successful entrepreneurs are dyslexic. That's one of the little... MALCOLM GLADWELL The underdog winning is the romantic position. MALCOLM GLADWELL Many people with dyslexia truly suffer, and their lives are worse off for having had that disability... MALCOLM GLADWELL As a writer, the best mindset is to be unafraid. MALCOLM GLADWELL The paradox of endurance sports is that an athlete can never work as hard as he wants, because if he... MALCOLM GLADWELL The great accomplishment of Jobs's life is how effectively he put his idiosyncrasies - his petul... MALCOLM GLADWELL I have profoundly mixed feelings about the Affordable Care Act. What I love about it is its impulse.... MALCOLM GLADWELL In cross-country skiing, athletes propel themselves over distances of ten and twenty miles - a physi... MALCOLM GLADWELL What do we tell our children? Haste makes waste. Look before you leap. Stop and think. Don't jud... MALCOLM GLADWELL You don't train someone for all of those years of medical school and residency, particularly peo... MALCOLM GLADWELL Once you understand that Goliath is much weaker than you think he is, and David has superior technol... MALCOLM GLADWELL It's very hard to find someone who's successful and dislikes what they do. MALCOLM GLADWELL If you go to an elite school where the other students in your class are all really brilliant, you ru... MALCOLM GLADWELL I've always thought of myself as a character actor, even though I've played some leading-man... MALCOLM GETS