J.P. Morgan Quotes

I find it really weird that sexuality is still so taboo in films and violence isn't. It really bewilders me.

One thing about New York is you can understand how you're perceived really easily if you just get on the train, by the way people look at you. But there's still an anonymity in it.

It's hard to do things like auditions, because you don't want to put weeks of work into just an audition.

I learned to understand the distance a character can be from yourself and how important rehearsal can be to creating a person that feels like a person that isn't you.

I think that's okay and that is part of growing up and that is good, to learn that the world isn't always your oyster or isn't everybody's oyster.

I'm very good at living out of a suitcase. I love dressing up every morning. It feels like a costume, in some ways.

Seventy-five percent of Americans don't even have passports. We don't even think about traveling beyond our borders.

I think most Muslims are incredibly upset with the state of America's foreign policy today and the state of the world.

I think that's one of the biggest goals I had in making a movie, was listening to what other people had to say.

Film is an oversimplification of things. That it really boils things down and makes them too simple.

Part of living is understanding where the fringes are. Once you know how far people go, you can say, "Well, here's how I choose to represent myself."

When I experience something or feel something, that's kind of transferred to the audience. There's a lot of great breakthrough moments that come out of that.

The more we can be honest about ourselves as filmmakers, than the more we can be honest with people who see the films.

I really want to make art. I want to create something that's going to have a lasting impact.

I believe in storytelling, not story-selling. I want people to believe the characters are real. So I'm a realist.

I don't go into a movie with preconceived notions of where I want things to go.

It's hard to hear that your good intentions are making things worse and tragic.

My mom always used to say, "You'll be a better kid if you just listen."

Lily Tomlin said something years ago, and I'm paraphrasing, that you have to find humor in everything, because by finding humor, you find humanity.

I think we've unplugged and become very apathetic to a lot of things that are happening. There's so much going on and we're sort of disconnected.

I don't think Muslims do hate America. I think that's what we hear and that's what we believe. I don't think that's true.

I had no idea that it was gonna take off the way it did. I thought we made a good movie.

I fell in love with coaching. I loved interacting with young people, having the opportunity to make a tremendous impression on them.

If I can pay the bills, I'm happy.

Storytelling sticks in the mind because it attaches emotions to events, and that's the way we remember things. If you don't tell stories, no one will remember what you say.

Mirror neurons make human empathy possible.

Every human emits unconscious vocal undertones that determine who the leader is in the room.

Indeed, we learn far more from our mistakes than our successes.

The key is to become aware of how you are signaling your presence in meetings, conversations, speeches - everywhere you show up. Then you can take charge of them.

The world is a very big place and there are many wonderful people in with ideas you haven't thought about. Talk to them, find out what they're thinking, so that you can be the best person you can be.

The unconscious mind governs our decision-making, and much of our communications. It's imperative, if you want to be a successful leader, to become aware of these key human actions.

The conscious mind is easily overwhelmed. The unconscious mind is vast and far more powerful, but by definition we're not aware of it.

If you adopt the body language of a power player, it will greatly facilitate your ability to be a power player.

The person in power takes up the most space.

Gestures come first! Before we're consciously aware of our thoughts, we start to gesture. Pay attention to your gestures, and others', and you can become a more powerful communicator.

Use your unconscious mind to read other people's intents, emotions, and desires.

Our conscious minds are rapidly overwhelmed with the few tasks that they attempt to manage. That's why our unconscious minds have evolved to handle so much of our thinking.

We are communal beings who love to get together in groups and share emotions - like sporting events, rock concerts and political rallies. We crave tribal membership.

We all need to be astute in sending and reading power cues, so that we can prevent ourselves - and the world - from being manipulated by evil geniuses like Hitler.

It turns out that we determine who our leaders are by unconscious undertones we all project with our voices - and of which we're completely unaware.

CEOs will struggle to keep themselves and their companies current, relevant, and ahead of the curve.

We have a Marlboro Man Theory of leadership and change, especially in America, but in fact anything great that's accomplished is accomplished by many hands.

First ask why, and decide whether something is worth doing. Only after that should you set about doing it as well as you can.

Leaders can only lead willing, preferably zealous followers so don't get too far out in front of your team.

Don't let TV be a babysitter!!!!

I have said before I think it would be really good to have a woman in the final two but that's a matter for the parliamentary party.

Let's be honest, the fact that Michael [Gove] announced very late in the process this morning that he was going to put his name forward, showed how much he had wrestled with this.

I have concluded unequivocally that the right person is Michael Gove and I am delighted to be endorsing his candidacy.

I think honestly that Michael [Gove] came to this decision[Prime Minister candidate] very late, that he needed to step up.

Punctuation is a fabulous tool for controlling your reader - you even get to control where they breathe. That's what I call power!