Used To Be Quotes - Page 17

• The men who miss success have two general alibis: 'I'm not a genius' is one; and the other, 'There aren't the opportunities today there used to be'.

  Charles M. Schwab

  Opportunity, Men, Two

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• There's been this perception that Europeans still hold on to, that they discover the real talented ones in American culture and give them proper credit and that's not true anymore - it used to be. A lot of jazz musicians would get respect in Europe.

  Andrew Bird

  Real, Europe, Giving

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I used to be double-jointed in my hips, so I could put my toe in my mouth. That can't be classed as a talent really, rather a mild deformity.

  Sara Cox

  Mouths, Toes, Hips

  "Interrogation: Sara Cox". Mirror Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. March 2, 2008.

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• Staying busy keeps me away from being bored, which used to be a lot of my problem.

  Kirk Windstein

  Bored, Problem, Busy

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• A "showrunner" as a position is a relatively new thing. It used to be the executive producer. That's not true anymore. Now it's evolved into this model where people look to showrunners and say, that guy is that show. It's just become a lot more interesting to know the showrunner and to get a sense of that person.

  Matt Nix

  Interesting, People, Guy

  Source: deadline.com

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• I love my dad. He used to be a professional wrestler in Mexico. So it was cool growing up with him, because when he hit us, he didn't really hit us.

  Felipe Esparza

  Growing Up, Dad, Mexico

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• In every aspect of society, including business and anywhere that creativity can be used, we can be - or we used to be, anyway - the most innovative country, because we weren't restricted by artificial limitations. We are made to be wild, free, and creative, and this clearly was a symbol of that kind of energy in America.

  Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

  Country, Creativity, America

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• I used to be a street performer, and performances on Venice Beach, it's like playing the Apollo: They let you know if they don't like you!

  Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

  Beach, Venice, Apollo

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• Well, I'm English, so it's intimidating to step anywhere. I used to be painfully shy. I wouldn't say that I'm painfully shy anymore. But if I have the option of sitting on the edge of a circle, I will.

  Gavin Rossdale

  Circles, Shy, Sitting

  Source: collider.com

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• I used to be shy about ordering a steak after I had eaten a steak sandwich, but I got used to it.

  A. J. Liebling

  Shy, Sandwiches, Used

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• As you say, I am honoured and famous and rich. But as I have to do all the hard work, and suffer an increasing multitude of fools gladly, it does not feel any better than being reviled, infamous and poor, as I used to be.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Hard Work, Suffering, Doe

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• I used to be an atheist until I realized that I was God.

  Deepak Chopra

  Atheist, Used, I Realized

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• There were times when I was broke, when I was down in Florida and I had to go to cocktail parties for 500 bucks - to see the guy that used to be in pictures. I'm not ashamed of that. I've never done anything that I was ashamed of. I've done a lot of things I didn't mean to do.

  Mickey Rooney

  Party, Mean, Florida

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• It used to be that your rights were infringed upon if the government punished or threatened you for expressing your sincerest beliefs. Now, your rights are infringed upon if you want something but someone refuses to buy it for you.

  Matt Walsh

  Government, Want Something, Rights

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• Dark things have always existed but they used to be in a proper balance with good when life was slower.

  David Lynch

  Dark, Balance, Used

  David Lynch, Richard A. Barney (2009). “David Lynch: Interviews”, p.130, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• I'm still on the edge. It's just that I don't want to hurt the team by going over that edge. I've learned not to be as maniacal as I used to be.

  Ed Belfour

  Hurt, Team, Want

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• It used to be said: As GM goes, so goes America. Now it's: As Starbucks goes, so goes America.

  Alice Cooper

  America, Used, Said

  "Alice Cooper: What I've Learned" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. January 02, 2009.

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• Leadership used to be about ideas, setting an example and doing the right thing. Today, if you make enough money for the firm (and are not currently an ax murderer) you will be promoted into a position of influence.

  Greg Smith

  Ideas, Example, Today

  "Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs" by Greg Smith, www.nytimes.com. March 14, 2012.

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• My understanding from talking to a lot of people in the business has been that it used to be that a newspaper was considered a community service. Now they're being run as profit centers, and they're trying to get pretty high profit margins. As a result, investigative reporting has been seen as a problem.

  Craig Newmark

  Running, Talking, People

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• The Renaissance had resulted in the emancipation of the individual, in making him feel that the universe had no other purpose than his happiness. This brought an entirely new answer to the question, 'Why should I do this or that?' It used to be, 'Because self-instituted authority command you.' The answer now was, 'Because it is good for men.' In this lies our greatest debt to the Renaissance, that it instituted the welfare of men as the end of all action.

  Bernard Berenson

  Lying, Men, Self

  Bernard Berenson (1968). “Venetian and North Italian Schools”

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• I used to be scared of the Candyman. You'd say his name three times in the mirror and then he'd come get you. I was terrified of that stuff becoming true. My older cousins used to say things to make us believe crazy stories like that, so I was scared of the Candymanuntil I knew better.

  Tony Harrison

  Cousin, Crazy, Believe

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• I'm not as impatient as I used to be. I used to hit people if I didn't like what they were saying. Just lash out. 'Bam - shut up! Hahahah!' I was terrible.

  Grace Jones

  People, Shut Up, Impatient

  "Grace Jones: 'God I'm scary. I'm scaring myself'". Interview With Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. April 16, 2010.

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• In those days, most people read newspapers, whereas today, most people do not. What caused this change? One big factor, of course, is that people are a lot stupider than they used to be, although we here in the newspaper industry would never say so in print.

  Dave Barry

  People, Today, Used

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• In my personal opinion, Russia is no less democratic than it used to be. It is a democratic country. It is democratic enough.

  Roman Abramovich

  Country, Russia, Personal Opinions

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• The future isn't what is used to be.

  Yogi Berra

  Used

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