Daniel Handler Quotes
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You can't bank on the outcome.
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We don't want to be treated any differently, and we want to continue with our lives and our careers.
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I have been sustained by cane field, the cane plantation I have.
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I myself feel that I'm a well-rounded player and got a lot better defensively and without the puck as time has gone on.
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I feel like I'm not the greatest general manager in the history of general managers, but I do OK, and I'm learning as I go. I try to just do my best with it.
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I'm obsessed with Radiohead. They're just the greatest band on the planet.
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You reach a point in your career when the weeks turn into a month or more of the phone not ringing.
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Now that I've achieved my goal to win the belt, I want to be the best of all times. I want to be remembered as the lightweight with most title defenses.
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I don't mind playing spoiler.
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I've always had very catholic tastes.
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I'm a smoky eye girl. I love playing with eye colors, metallics... fun stuff!
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I like being by myself.
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I reveled in the most basic rules and techniques that are the foundation of professional cooking. For example, it is essential to use a sharp knife: the sharper the knife, the more fluid and precise your work and the less likely you are to get hurt. Dull knives are a danger - they slip far more often.
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I'm a failed musician rather than a successful writer.
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Consequently the student who is devoid of talent will derive no more profit from this work than barren soil from a treatise on agriculture.
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I tend to forget what I'm doing will ever be read while I'm writing it, and just get on with the task at hand.
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On this planet, there is no perfection. If you chose to end relationships because of one mistake, you're going to be alone.
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When I was younger, me and my brother got a video camera, and he used to direct and I used to act. We used to make these silly, stupid short films, which, looking back now, were probably horrible.
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I love going to cities and getting lost. I love doing that rather than following a guidebook.
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When launching a product called an Energy Drink and named Red Bull, a product that stimulates body and mind, it is a short step to the roots where Red Bull came from. We have been doing this for 20 years - now it's called adventure sports, extreme sports, and outdoor sports.
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Coming up, the music of my era was very conscious. I grew up on Public Enemy, and it was popular culture to be aware. People were wearing Malcolm X T-shirts and Malcolm X hats. It was a very cool thing to know who Malcolm X was. It was all in the lyrics. It was trendy to be conscious and aware.
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The '60s was a magical time in the music business. So much creativity and talent. I think a lot of it came from the fact that we had grown up before rock n' roll. We listened to all the great songwriters and big bands, songs with great lyrics and melodies. I think that really influenced everybody.
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I can't stand the lyrics.
