Diplo (Thomas Wesley Pentz Jr.) Quotes
My first production job after M.I.A. was actually the xx, but they didn't like what I did, and at the end of the day, we used their demos.
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America's health care system is neither healthy, caring, nor a system.
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I can't get my knickers in a twist about my age and ageing in an industry that caters to the ids of 14-year-olds.
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Somebody gets to be smart and somebody gets to be dumb. If we win, it'll be because of the president. And if we lose, it'll be because of me.
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To gain strength in our struggles, we must have a positive perspective of the principles in the plan of salvation. We must realize that we have a personal Savior whom we can trust and turn to in our times of need.
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I always feel I had a very lucky life. For example, I sure didn't want to go in the army: when I was drafted in the Korean War, I wanted to go as a photographer. But luckily, they put me in the infantry - luckily because the official photographer was photographing the medal awarding and all the official situations.
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One of the first serious attempts I made to write a novel was when I was in Grade 6 and I had read 'Matilda.' I wrote my own version and my teacher had it bound and permitted me to read it to the class - cementing my love of reading, writing and Roald Dahl!
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Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment.
Garry Kasparov -
China's one-child policy was born in 1980, after years of less severe measures to discourage births. The Communist Party promised that the policy would be temporary.
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If you believe that your thoughts originate inside your brain, do you also believe that television shows are made inside your television set?
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You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow.
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Challenging and highlighting abusive power dynamics in our culture is my goal; replicating them is not.
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We will not lose this election for lack of money.
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I love physical kinds of comedy and getting down and dirty and doing stunts. When I was growing up, I was always getting into fights with guys and usually punching out boys my age because I was a lot bigger and tougher. So I'm naturally accustomed to putting myself into the headspace of a girl who can take care of herself.
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The patchwork political landscape of the Arab world - the client monarchies, degenerated nationalist dictatorships, and the imperial petrol stations known as the Gulf states - was the outcome of an intensive experience of Anglo-French colonialism.
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A woman simply is, but a man must become.
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Well, I'm an independent person.
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There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.
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Once I'm in a situation where I can not do anything for three years and go off the map, I'll focus more on writing. Right now, I want to just make Flume awesome... and big.
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Imagine choosing a job not on money or even on career advancement, but as part of a life worth living.
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I feel that my job is to create an atmosphere where creative people can do their best work.
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Nothing counts but pressure, pressure, more pressure, and still more pressure through broad organized aggressive mass action.
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Oils have the most wonderful effect on the complexion due to their high affinity with the skin.
Jacqueline Fernandez -
My first production job after M.I.A. was actually the xx, but they didn't like what I did, and at the end of the day, we used their demos.
