"We had every problems starting a big top could have. The tent fell down on the first day. We had problems getting people into the shows. It was only with the courage and arrogance of youth that we survived."

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"We had every problems starting a big top could have. The tent fell down on the first day. We had problems getting people into the shows. It was only with the courage and arrogance of youth that we survived."

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"Business is difficult. But it could be approached two ways: Seriously, or with the same way you're doing your job, with entertainment aspect, with pleasure, with fun. And we decided to try to make it as fun that we do our creativity."

Business, Creativity, Entertainment, Fun

"In life I've learned one thing; if you want to be good you have to connect with the best people. So I got very close to the high-stakes players here. I get to watch them and play with them a little bit."

Life, People, Play, Want

"I like to not be too involved in the beginning and during the process so as to keep this fresh look and be able to give constructive recommendation on the final production."

Beginning, Production

"I believe that the profits will come from the quality of your creative products. Since the beginning, I've always wanted to develop a self-feeding circle of creative productions: the positive financial returns from one show would be used to develop and create a new show, and so on."

Quality, Financial, Positive, Beginning

"I am blessed for what I have, but I believed in it from the beginning. Today, the dream is the same: I still want to travel, I still want to entertain, and I most certainly still want to have fun."

Travel, Dream, Beginning, Fun

"Inside every adult there's still a child that lingers. We're happiness merchants - giving people the opportunity to dream like children."

Happiness, People, Dream, Opportunity

"I have seen many successful people fail after they start fearing they might lose what they have built."

Success, People, Successful

"I believe in nurturing creativity and offering a haven for creators, enabling them to develop their ideas to the fullest. With more and more talented creators being drawn to Cirque in an environment that fulfills them, these are ideal to continue developing great new shows."

Creativity, Ideas, Being, Environment

"We're not afraid of risking what was our success yesterday in order to explore some new field. We're adventurous. We like the challenge of unknown territory, unknown artistic field, and that's what stimulates us."

Success, Challenge, Order, Yesterday

"Our approach was very simple. It was about creating a universal language. A show that will be attractive toward every people coming from all over the world. And that was a big thing."

People, Language, Will, World

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People, End

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"I think you will see a lot of strains develop in the political process that will result in violence everywhere in the country - but it's controllable, it's workable and it will lead to a much better future for these people."

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People, Country, Future, Result

"But all that having been said, you can't, in a city of a million people like Karbala, or 5 million like Baghdad, you can't be in all places at all times."

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"It's also natural in that part of the world to blame what people view as the... as the most important authority in the region, and that currently is the United States of America."

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"But doing what I do, you will never get unanimity of people."

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"I'm not going to let people get away with either a dishonest or inaccurate premise to what we're talking about because I think that does the viewer a disturbance."

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"Some people think I'm a total moron and I would hope most people think I'm very good at what I do."

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