Mark Kurlansky Quotes
I think we are drawn to anti-heroes because that is what most of us are most of the time and it is good to see that we are heroic.
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Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
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Middle school was probably my hardest time. I was trying to fit in for so long, until about junior year of high school when I realized that trying to fit into this one image of perfection was never going to make me happy.
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'Inside Out' - that was a really good movie. That's the first animated movie I saw since 'The Lego Movie.'
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It's a question of not copying the masters, to look for something, good or bad, for oneself. To enter this liberated state of mind, one cannot copy the others.
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I always suggest that when you're going through cancer to find something in your day that makes you feel centered and that makes you feel good.
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I've been snowboarding my whole life. My wife's really good, and I just try to keep up with her.
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Our players are mad, but it's good mad.
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I feel a responsibility to the fans who have paid to see me and I want to give as good a show as I possibly can.
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When people talk about the impact of mobile dating, everyone focuses on real-time meeting - this idea that my pocket will vibrate every time a hot girl walks by. That's important. But it's not transformative.
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It's always good news when you're closer to the truth.
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I like collaboration because, first of all, I'm good at writing lyrics. I don't know how to make beats. I don't play instruments. I'm not a good singer. So even when you see a solo album of mine, it's still a collaboration.
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We Germans should know that we're good at constructing cars, and we have a lot of good qualities. But we're not the funniest.
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We took a plant that was being closed by a big company thinking there was no good use for it, and we came in with a different perspective. We bought some used equipment, as simple as we could.
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I believe that you're here on Earth for a short time, and while you're here, you shouldn't forget it.
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I love it when people travel to see one of my works, and I always make time to meet and talk with them.
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A feel-good style can be a symptom of unawareness or lack of caring.
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For a long time, society put obstacles in the way of women who wanted to enter the sciences.
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The materialism, the brashness, the misogyny - everything in hip-hop is amplified. Misogyny is a good example of something that is completely amplified in hip-hop. I do think there is more than enough of a balance, though, for fans who are willing to search it out.
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There is something very strange and unsettling for me about making a work that doesn't fit with what's the norm or what's acceptable. There's something both liberating about it and challenging. I can imagine it doing more harm than good.
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I grew up in the era of the concept album. What I do now is pick up on singles, and they are their own complete stories; you don't necessarily have to hear the rest of the album because I don't think albums are created like that anymore. They get songs from all over the place.
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I was taunted because I was different.
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Italian companies need to re-convert themselves, and such a re-conversion must be toward a better, higher standard.
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Sometimes I feel an obligation to be accessible as a personality, but for me the driving force since the beginning has always been good work, taking risks, trying new things. If the door opens, go through it. Always go forwards.
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I think we are drawn to anti-heroes because that is what most of us are most of the time and it is good to see that we are heroic.
