Darin Strauss Quotes
Society isn't good at dealing with people who have something concrete to feel guilty about or who are dealing with a loss.
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It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.
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I don't see that many movies lately that are actually about something, that are trying to challenge something about the way that people interact.
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The defeat of Obamacare will come from the realization that the very idea of a government-administered health care system is absurd... and by people opting out of the system and developing workarounds.
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If you're playing in a room that holds 15,000 people, it's just a question of how bad the room acoustics are and in what way they're bad.
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I'm a big believer if you want to change people's minds or get someone to vote for you, either a voter or a colleague, you've got to first get their attention.
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I think Nick Markakis is a perennial All-Star, and nobody knows about him. I think people are learning about how good he is.
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I find great beauty in songs with a creative interpretation, but most people generally don't get that, and go for the simple songs, but I prefer something a bit more complicated, which is more meaningful to the creator.
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When distant and unfamiliar and complex things are communicated to great masses of people, the truth suffers a considerable and often a radical distortion. The complex is made over into the simple, the hypothetical into the dogmatic, and the relative into an absolute.
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Murderers, in general, are people who are consistent, people who are obsessed with one idea and nothing else.
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Cleanliness is a good thing, which the society should embrace. But it has nothing to do with Modi, nor can he implement it.
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Bollywood music is definitely a big part of Indian music and can be a great way to introduce people to the sound. But I hope to continue to incorporate other types of Indian music into my work.
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My favorite roles usually have to do with the story, if it's a good story I usually enjoy doing the character.
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The artist is the consciousness of society... but musicians' role is very special.
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I love people, watching people interact. It's a lot of psychology. We learn about ourselves by watching other people's lives on the screen.
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I certainly wasn't a fan of Thatcher's politics. People liked to label us as children of Thatcher. What nonsense. The real children of Thatcher came in the 1990s, and had no interest in politics. The Oasis, Britpop scene.
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Ironically, for a few million people in the Far East, I did become an English teacher through my music.
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Some people care too much. I think it's called love.
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If people are looking forward to my films, then I am happy, and I must be doing something right.
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A Settlement is above all a place for enthusiasms, a spot to which those who have a passion for the equalization of human joys and opportunities are early attracted.
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I have always thought that foreign-policy idealism has to be tempered with realism.
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There's no such thing as trends. There's no such thing as style, even. It's just whatever you feel.
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You might not be ready for diplomacy with Beijing if you can't visit the Olympics without insulting our closest ally.
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Society isn't good at dealing with people who have something concrete to feel guilty about or who are dealing with a loss.
