This industry is tough on relationships. I've always thought that my wife should have a credit up alongside mine because I couldn't do what I do without her support.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of support in relationships, particularly in challenging industries.
Jeff Bridges highlights how the demanding nature of his industry can strain relationships, yet he believes that the support of his wife is crucial to his success. He advocates for recognizing that behind every individual achievement, there often lies significant support from loved ones, suggesting that credit should be shared in such partnerships.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech about balancing work and personal life.
We're such a funky species. We're so violent, so greedy - this is how we roll. But what are we going to do about it? How do we move forward given who we are? Because situations don't come out of nothing. They come out of certain conditions.
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My wife, whenever I'd go off to work and I'd be kind of anxious, she'll say, 'Remember, have fun.' Oh, I forgot, thanks for the reminder. Because sometimes we do forget. We take it all too seriously and there's a lot of joy to be had wherever you are.
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It's not enough just to treat women well. We have to work to make sure all men treat women well.
Gay and lesbian relationships operate on essentially the same principles as heterosexual relationships
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Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a man's last romance.
Be obedient to the bishop and to one another, as Jesus Christ was in the flesh to the Father, and the apostles to Christ and to the Father and to the Spirit, so that there may be unity in flesh and in spirit.
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My father was born on Christmas Day in 1934. He grew up in what is now part of North Korea. When the Korean War began, my father was 16, and he found passage on an American refugee ship,thinking he'd be gone for just a few days, but he never saw his mother or his sister again.
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