Om Malik Quotes
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I was in a really crummy pop-punk band. I think we did a whole bunch of Blink-182 covers, and we were on the fringe of losers and jocks. So we invited all the cool kids to come watch us play in our bass player's brother's bedroom. And it was terrible, but everyone thought we were so cool.
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I'm not interested in what other people are doing. That's their business.
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Even with my wife, I find sharing soup is hard.
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It was a pleasure to meet President Obama and Michelle. I'm not a political person, but I admire what he has done.
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Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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It's such a weird self-confidence that an artist has - to conceive of this thing that serves no function and say, 'I'm going to really work hard for it and give it and it's just going to matter to people.' You really have to believe it all on your own.
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I think in the lifetime of a tennis player there are many times where you feel that tremendous confidence.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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Feminists have confused opportunity with outcome.
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I am the protector of all lives. I am present even before the creation. I am prime God.
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Twitter is all about user experience - the fact that it is so easy, so clean, so unencumbered has won it so many users and fans, for so many different reasons.
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Being in Harlem on the night of Barack Obama's election was extraordinary. It was the best street party I have ever gone to, and it felt like the period of American history which began with slavery had ended that evening.
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I don't feel that no big stone should be put over my head, saying he did this, he did that. Unless there's something that I really did do. I believe I'm just ordinary. And I'd like for people to think of me that way, as just a guy that tried. Wanted to be loved by other people because he loved people.
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People always say that you can't please everybody. I think that's a cop-out. Why not attempt it? 'Cause think of all the people you will please if you try.
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I had one of the best days of my life. I spent the afternoon with my two kids and my ex-wife at Serendipity. Then I came to the theater, and you know, I think I did the play the best I've ever done it.
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Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. If you look at it to admire it, you are lost.
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There's an old joke that politics is Hollywood for ugly people. An awful lot of the press coverage about Washington reads like coverage of Hollywood. Madonna is having some spat with Sean Penn. Who cares? And who cares which politician is mad at that politician?
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In any country, in any city, there will be political influence on what is said, what kind of images are to be projected and, yes, of course artists can be and are influenced by politicians.
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The Scoutmaster guides the boy in the spirit of an older brother... He has simply to be a boy-man, that is: (1) He must have the boy spirit in him: and must be able to place himself in the right plane with his boys as a first step. (2) He must realise the needs, outlooks and desires of the different ages of boy life. (3) He must deal with the individual boy rather than with the mass. (4) He then needs to promote a corporate spirit among his individuals to gain the best results.
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Sometimes there is a greater lack of communication in facile talking than in silence.
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There are many people in the world who really don't understand-or say they don't-what is the great issue between the free world and the Communist world. Let them come to Berlin!
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Dates and periods are of interest only to the student of musical history.
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The digitization of our society is a challenge that is both legislative and philosophical.
