"The eleventh commandment of a motion picture negotiation: Thou shalt not take less than thy last deal."

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Source : John Gregory Dunne (2013). “Crooning”, p.134, Zola Books

John Gregory Dunne

#Lasts Quotes #Strategy Quotes #Negotiation Quotes

“I only work every five years. It's exhausting. I've got a family, and I want to be a really good parent, as well as a hopefully good filmmaker.”
“Life isn't some vertical or horizontal line -- you have your own interior world, and it's not neat.”
“There has to be a balance between your mental satisfaction and the financial needs of your company. (But) I always remember that it's the fantasy, the artistic side, that makes customers want to buy the straightforward black pants.”
“Men fall in love through their eyes. Women fall in love with their ears, through words.”
“There are some poisons which, before they kill men, allay pain and diffuse a soothing sensation through the frame. We may recognize the hour of enjoyment they procure, but we must not separate it from the price at which it was purchased.”
“A vision has to be within reach not in the air. It has to be achievable.”
“It was all absurd, without reason or meaning. People who didn't know each other were going to kill each other over a hill none of them cared about”

Source : Karl Marlantes (2010). “Matterhorn”, p.185, Atlantic Books Ltd
“How shall I sum up my life? I think I've been particularly lucky. Does that have something to do with faith also? I know my mother always used to say, 'Good things aren't supposed to just fall in your lap. God is very generous, but he expects you to do your part first.' So you have to make that effort. But at the end of a bad time or a huge effort, I've always had - how shall I say it? - the prize at the end. My whole life shows that.”

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