Duncan Sheik Quotes
I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record demos.
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A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.
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We must strive to become good ancestors.
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It's very interesting, the dynamics of popularity. When you do something all the time, you don't worry about whether it's trendy or not.
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The problem men seem to have, and women, too, is that they have this very structured idea that we should find a partner and settle down and be, you know, faithful. And yet clearly this is really, really hard for anybody to do!
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In the ordinary church, it is suppressed by respectability, by a desire to appear better than we really are.
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I think punditry serves no purpose.
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Law graduates have always ended up in business, government, journalism and other fields. Law schools could do more to build these subjects into their coursework.
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I do watch a lot of YouTube.
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Nocebos often cause a physical effect, but it's not a physically produced effect. What's the cause? In many cases, it's an unanswered question.
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We're also fairly stubborn, I think, fairly independent. We have our share of difficulties with our federal government, although I've tried to as I am here encourage a better way of discussing those problems.
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When I went to college, I discovered the Sega console, and 'Sonic the Hedgehog' became very dear to me.
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Most importantly, nothing has happened to change my conviction that freedom and the love of liberty remain the essential defining attributes of our national character as a people.
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My happy place is holding my daughter and my husband in the same hug. It really is. I'm getting emotional just thinking about it. I consider it such a privilege, and I know that I'm lucky. I never want to take it for granted.
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Inspiration may be a form of super-consciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness I wouldn't know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self-consciousness.
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I am sometimes sad when I hear the personal stories of Tibetan refugees who have been tortured or beaten. Some irritation, some anger comes. But it never lasts long. I always try to think at a deeper level, to find ways to console.
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On a ship, everything is enclosed: the people are right on top of each other and can't get up and walk away.
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For me, rockabilly is very, very exciting music. It's electric and kind of wild, you know? It's 'make your hairs stand up on the back of your neck' kind of music.
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I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States.
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Find fault with thyself rather than with others.
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I started writing when I was trying to be an actor, and I happened to be friends with Tina Fey, who happened to have her show '30 Rock' coming out. So Tina, who happens to be a mentor to me, gave me my slot and hired me.
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I got a man cave. I play my music loud. I bought big speakers because I need to hear music loud.
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I'll tell you what I think. I think you need to stay indoors reading more books!
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What I always liked about Socrates was his insistence on questioning things for the sake of reaching some sort of clarity - even if it is only clarity about the gaps in our knowledge.
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I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record demos.
