"When I first decided to open a restaurant, I was turned down by several banks. It was the late 80's and many restaurants were failing. I refused to give up because I knew I had a good concept."

-- Emeril Lagasse

#Giving Up Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Failing Quotes

“If a song is funny and absurd, and it sounds great, it's just going to be that much funnier. And there's no better example of that than 'Monty Python.'”
“I think itâ€™s important to have a good hard failure when you're young. I learned a lot out of that. Because it makes you kind of aware of what can happen to you. Because of it Iâ€™ve never had any fear in my whole life when weâ€™ve been near collapse and all of that. Iâ€™ve never been afraid. Iâ€™ve never had the feeling I couldnâ€™t walk out and get a job doing something.”
“People always ask me, 'Were you funny as a child?' Well, no, I was an accountant.”
“Painting is the act of discovery and you're constantly enlarging your horizon or finding yourself every time you paint.”
“In a capitalist system, things are valued by what people will pay for them.”

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“Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.”
“If you use a positive word, the corners of your lips go upward and it makes you smile.”
“I found out only recently that we were making an index of enemy code signs.”

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