Neil Strauss Quotes
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But when it came to jamming and writing songs like we used to, we realized Brandon was a huge spirit in the band. Who knew? It was just something we had to learn.
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I've had the good fortune of studying the 17th-century art of Amsterdam in preparation for a film.
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I love my work, and I feel fortunate to be doing a job I love, but it isn't the centre of my life.
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Calling Rand Paul 'the most interesting man in politics' is an invitation to an argument - but one we suspect he'd love to have.
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The horror genre is my personal favorite. But then again, I was the kid who read coroner books for fun.
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I still have my school friends who are actually friends. It's nice that they don't think much about my singing career. They think it is cool, and they are happy for me, but they don't really bother me about it. To them, I'm still just the schoolgirl from next door.
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You cannot reduce the power of story with the tag of money because it's not a share market. So you must know the seriousness of the power of storytelling.
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I'm completely open about the fact that I don't love every genre of metal. I like what I like. It's got to have some vocal quality and some semblance of melody.
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We need to remember that politics is all about people, not programs. We shouldn't want to take the humanness out of the political arena.
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I think there needs some attention to be paid to what sport is going to represent to young people: should it be viewed in the competitive, team-oriented sense that it is now, or does it become a vehicle for betting, which may, in effect, change the atmosphere in the stadiums and the arenas?
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It is possible in this world to be pretty and funny and successful all at the same time.
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The hooks didn't roll out any more sevens than my hands did before them.
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I have all the tools and gadgets. I tell my son, who's a producer, 'You never work for the machine; the machine works for you.'
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I've had four children and I've done a good job and I'm happy in life.
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Winning a ring is everybody's goal, whether you're a player or a coach.
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Tea-shops were to become my favourite haunts in England.
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Demolishing pretensions, especially worthy ones, is a hallmark of the baby boom.
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Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all.
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I always try to tell a good story, one with a compelling plot that will keep the pages turning. That is my first and primary goal. Sometimes I can tackle an issue-homelessness, tobacco litigation, insurance fraud, the death penalty-and wrap a good story around it.
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Let the sun stop burning, Let them tell me love's not worth going through. If it all falls apart, I will know deep in my heart, The only dream that mattered had come true ...In this life I was loved by you.
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When you check into a hotel, they don't need to know your name and address; they just need to know that the bill will be paid. People should ask questions.
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Shoji Hamada's drawings were little one-line notations of something he wanted to remember about a pot or a piece of furniture or a landscape or something like that, and they were just done very quickly and they had, he thought, no artistic quality. They're not great drawings, but they served to remind him of something he had in his mind, so that when he then went to the studio, that would stick in his mind and he could explore the making of the pot with the clay on the wheel.
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Fame won't make you feel any better about yourself.
