Driven Quotes - Page 34

• I feel like fans who like old Southern rock and country, and more lyric-driven songs in general, have come to country radio. I think that's why you see country radio growing and albums selling: People are craving a little more of the singer-songwriter stuff going on in country.

  Charles Kelley

  Country, Song, Thinking

  "Lady Antebellum: On Heels of No. 1 Album, Charles Kelley Talks Crossover Success". Interview with Andy Eiser, www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 22, 2011.

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• I'm not driven by being understood.

  Kary Mullis

  Understood

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• I look for characters who are emotionally driven.

  Stacy Keach

  Character, Looks

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• I'm very career-driven, so my focus and my energy has been into that.

  Stacy Keibler

  Careers, Focus, Energy

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• I think I'm the kind of person who would be very difficult to employ - I'm pretty annoying, but driven.

  Aaron Levie

  Thinking, Would Be, Kind

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• India is content with itself, and driven by the will to sit on the high table of prosperity. It will not be deflected in its mission by noxious practitioners of terror.

  Pranab Mukherjee

  India, Tables, Prosperity

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• What inspires me is not so much the music as the opportunity to interact with composers. I think that has driven everything I've done.

  Robert Moog

  Opportunity, Thinking, Inspire

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• Law and Order' is completely story-driven and completely characterless, really. If you do that format for five years and you're an actor, you're bound to get bored. It wears on you. And it was really wearing on me.

  Chris Noth

  Order, Years, Law

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• If you're setting a game during the Cuban Missile Crisis, look through a library. find out what people were wearing, what other issues were in the news, how houses were furnished, what cars were being driven. Especially include things which now seem foreign.

  Graham Nelson

  Games, Issues, People

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• That was where my dream began to take hold, of not havin' to pick cotton and potatoes, and not havin' to be uncomfortable, too hot or too cold. That in itself had driven me to try to find some better way of life.

  Buck Owens

  Dream, Trying, Cotton

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• Invariably, it is this for which I write: the joy ... of an argument firmly made, like a nail straightly driven, its head flush to the plank.

  George Will

  Writing, Joy, Nails

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• I draw a distinction between traditional Islam and Islamism. Islamism emerged in its modern form in the 1920s and is driven by a belief that Muslims can be strong and rich again if they follow the Islamic law severely and in its entirety. This is a response to the trauma of modern Islam.

  Daniel Pipes

  Strong, Islamic, Law

  "Islam and Islamism in the Modern World". Interview with Tom Bethell, spectator.org. February 8, 2013.

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• When I first thought of the idea for 'Sweet Valley High,' I loved the idea of high school as microcosm of the real world. And what I really liked was how it moved things on from 'Sleeping Beauty'-esque romance novels where the girl had to wait for the hero. This would be girl-driven, very different, I decided - and indeed it is.

  Francine Pascal

  Girl, Sweet, Real

  "How the Sweet Valley girls grew up". Interview With Alison Flood, www.theguardian.com. August 30, 2012.

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• I was always fiercely determined and driven to succeed.

  Ricky Ponting

  Succeed, Determined

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I think 'growing up' would mean that you are incredibly tolerant and easygoing, liked everything, curious about the world because you weren't so egotistically driven.

  Louise Rennison

  Growing Up, Mean, Thinking

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• The foreign policy of this government is driven by politics - to extend a revolution worldwide. My objective with regards to foreign relations is to benefit all Venezuelans.

  Henrique Capriles Radonski

  Government, Benefits, Revolution

  "Hugo Chávez rival pledges seismic shift in foreign policy" by Jonathan Watts, Virginia Lopez, www.theguardian.com. September 30, 2012.

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• I wake up every morning feeling lucky - which is driven by fear, no doubt, since I know it could all go away.

  Natasha Richardson

  Morning, Feelings, Doubt

  "Quick treatment could have saved Richardson", www.today.com. March 20, 2009.

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• I still feel driven to try to make great shows and to make each episode great.

  Shawn Ryan

  Trying, Episodes, Shows

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• I spent so many years of my life as a stage actor and when you do all these plays, a lot of really great plays are very politically driven. They deal with deep social issues, and that's the kind of stuff that I love, as an audience member.

  Danny Strong

  Years, Play, Issues

  "Screenwriter Danny Strong Talks HBO’s GAME CHANGE, Adapting Dan Brown’s THE LOST SYMBOL, and Lee Daniels’ THE BUTLER". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. March 6, 2012.

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• Yes, I think India's economy always has been a mixed economy, and by Western standards we are much more of a market economy than a public sector-driven economy.

  Manmohan Singh

  Thinking, India, Economy

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• In normal times, investors should pay more attention to the credit markets because it's the energy by which everything is driven. It's the oil in the engine.

  Rick Santelli

  Oil, Energy, Attention

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• I have two or three cars that I like, but today, Ferrari would be the best car I have driven in terms of being an impressive car.

  Ratan Tata

  Two, Car, Ferrari

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• The world is getting so reality-driven these days. It seems to be accelerating exponentially. But it's a dangerous game for a lot of people.

  Keith Urban

  Reality, Games, People

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• I've always loved writing emotionally rich, character-driven novels that explore the way people fall in love and deal with life's triumphs and tragedies. I enjoy writing the contemporary and historical books equally, though perhaps 'enjoy' is the wrong word.

  Susan Wiggs

  Falling In Love, Book, Writing

  Interview with Suzanne Fox, www.publishersweekly.com. January 28, 2002.

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• To me, it all comes down to things being character-driven. It's hard for me to look beyond that. CG and all this cool stuff - so be it. But to me, it pretty much begins and ends with character-driven plots rather than technologically-driven plots.

  Billy West

  Character, Stuff, Plot

  "Hand-Crafted Voices With 'Futurama' Actor Billy West". Interview with Charles Webb, www.mtv.com. June 20, 2011.

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