"What I do is I take action because I value the position I have, the career I have, the life I live, the people I interact with, my fanbase, my friends, however you want to say that. I value those relationships and I use the opportunities they present to me."

-- Mike Vallely

#Opportunity Quotes #Careers Quotes #People Quotes

“You know, the bully pulpit that the president has is pretty significant. And I think that one of the things this I've learned in my two and a half years in Congress is the American people want to see us transcend party label and transcend D and R and actually get things done, deliver to the American people, and I think if we were focused on that, we would be seeing a lot more folks happy with what's going on in Washington, D.C.”
“When you finish reading a script and you realise that you didn't think of anything else, that you were just focusing on the script and were caught up in the story, then that's when I am amazed.”
“I couldn't care less what anybody says about me. I live my life, especially my personal life, strictly for myself.... Whatever you do, you're going to be criticized. I feel the one sensible thing you can do is try to live in a way that pleases you.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Hit the ball up to the hole... You meet a better class of people up there.”
“When I was 15 years old I read an article about Ivan Boesky, the well-known takeover trader - turned out years later it was all on inside information! But before that came to light he was very successful, very flamboyant. And I thought, "This is what I want to do". So I'm 15 years old, I decide I'm going to Wall Street.”

Source : "She's worth $100m, runs a $400m hedge fund, has two sets of twins and four nannies". Interview with Marianne MacDonald, www.theguardian.com. September 9, 2007.
“Nobody wants to hear me rap.”

Source : "We Play 'Would You Rather' With Joe Mauer". Interview with Rafi Kohan, www.gq.com. March 21, 2011.
“Indie world won't have me, and mainstream world treats me like an alien, but here I am still floating between these two worlds.”
“I don't believe in breaks. Not yet. I'm too young. I'll find the next job to keep me busy between seasons.”

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