Nate Ruess Quotes
Van Morrison is probably, at this point in time, my biggest influence as a vocalist. When we were making our last album I had a vinyl copy of 'Veedon Fleece' in the vocal booth in front of me, in the dorky sense. I think there were candles around, which is really tacky, but hey, I needed to channel Van the Man!

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I don't like the word 'experiment' in the context of art in general. It implies something immature, unfinished, something entertaining for a moment before it becomes irrelevant.
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I look at 'Death Proof' and realize I had too much time.
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I refuse to accept other people's ideas of happiness for me. As if there's a 'one size fits all' standard for happiness.
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Reconciliation is a decision that you take in your heart.
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Fashion is a language, for sure, and it is a reflection of society.
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Let us therefore be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend not to our condemnation.
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Properties have different characteristics, like companies, and the market throws up more opportunities because it is inefficient.
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O man you are busy working for the world, and the world is busy trying to turn you out.
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Leaders cannot work in a vacuum. They may take on larger, seemingly more important roles in an organization, but this does not exclude them from asking for and using feedback. In fact, a leader arguably needs feedback more so than anyone else. It's what helps a leader respond appropriately to events in pursuit of successful outcomes.
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I like to keep my private life private.
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I fell in love with New York at some indeterminate point in my early years.
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Fear is the passion of slaves.
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A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.
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I'm blessed. I have a 13-year-old girl's eye and a 14 year-old boy's eye. I've been given the gift of sight by people who decided to donate organs. I try to do as much organ-donor work as I can.
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Corporate stand-up allowed me to make my own schedule and make money as if I was in show business.
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A dinosaur out of context is like a character without a story. Worse than that, the character suffers from amnesia.
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Our culture is at its best when we protect and encourage the weakest. Every life - at every stage, in every place - has a dignity beyond our imagining.
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I would definitely go back and do theater; I talk about theater all the time.
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What if you have seen it before, ten thousand times over? An apple tree in full blossom is like a message, sent fresh from heaven to earth, of purity and beauty.
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As a microbiologist, I am particularly concerned with Mr. Bush's blatant disregard for science.
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One can begin so many things with a new person! - even begin to be a better man.
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Once you get a kitten, the natural thing you do is take a billion photos.
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For hard it is to keep from being King When it's in you and in the situation.
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Van Morrison is probably, at this point in time, my biggest influence as a vocalist. When we were making our last album I had a vinyl copy of 'Veedon Fleece' in the vocal booth in front of me, in the dorky sense. I think there were candles around, which is really tacky, but hey, I needed to channel Van the Man!