When I made my first film, I didn't think of it as directing, so it wasn't like I set out to become a director.
I knew I would lose my job when I accidentally set fire to my best friend’s house.
People are really set in their ways in how they produce records, and I was at least open enough to where I knew I wanted to do something totally different.
I got fired when I was a dishwasher at Denny's. That set me back a little bit. You don't realize how important dishwashers are until you do the job.
Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman came to see our show, We all had a drink before they set off on their travels, and we kept in touch.
We really accomplished what we set out to do with the Recovery Act programs, which was to fill the lending gap created by the crisis.
Businesses should absolutely set aside funding in their budgets for security consultants. Unless there is an expert on staff, and there usually is not, it needs to be outsourced.
What hasn't surprised me is that audiences, as we found starting with box sets, want control, to decide how they watch it. Appointment viewing is slowly being put slightly behind.
I don't swear much; I've taken those words out of my vocabulary, and having kids, you have to have two sets of language!
Making the unbelievable believable is different on a set with 'Fantastic Four,' where it's like, 'Wind machines! Because the airship is coming in and you're pretending to be afraid!'
Do not say I have no time to read. Set a daily time (15-20 minutes)for reading. Reading is rich source of wisdom and knowledge.
Make each day count by setting specific goals to succeed, then putting forth every effort to exceed your own expectations.
Setting up a community and seeing what happens to it when the megalomaniacs get busy: that's my main preoccupation.
I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I tried to think but couldn't, So I jumped in and sank.
Limits have to be set on how far one can simply use the... cleverness that we have to make changes.
During the past 23 years, I have set a number of goals for myself and I'm proud to say that these goals have been achieved.
The mission I set out on in the beginning - to become heavyweight champion of the world, undisputed, lineal champion - you could say that mission is complete.
The following year, after I had prepared my draft, the Conference of the Interparliamentary Union at The Hague decided to set up a special commission to study the problem seriously.
There are a lot of mysteries about quantum mechanics, but they mostly arise in very detailed measurements in controlled settings.
You can really help support a character if you understand the setting. So for that reason I generally write about Philadelphia.
The truth has not so much set us free as it has ripped away a carefully constructed facade, leaving us naked to begin again.
