Diplo (Thomas Wesley Pentz Jr.) Quotes
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I needed to really pursue music and learn what I needed to learn on my own by getting in and doing it, not by reading a book about it.
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Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.
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People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.
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In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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I've always been a person who's been true to myself and true to others, and I'm not afraid to be honest.
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When the news is good, the BBC view is: 'Get the government out of the picture quickly, don't allow them to say anything about it.' When the news is bad: 'Let's all dump on the government.'
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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I realized I had been keeping people around even when deep down I knew they were bad for me. I had overridden myself.
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Since I was 10 years old, I knew I wanted to sail around the world.
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I was what they call 'skinny fat' - a body that resembled a python after swallowing a goat.
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They hate whom they fear.
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It's not like my old self – I'm not in character anymore, I'm me. I'm not hiding behind that anymore.
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Frankly, right is right and wrong is wrong, particularly when a parent is talking to a child. A bright line around moral responsibility is very important.
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Many of the things the slow food people honor were innovations within historical times. Somebody had to be the first European to eat a tomato.
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All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
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I'm funny at home too, but not deliberately. My wife is usually laughing at me rather than with me.
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Wanting to do it was much more powerful than the fright.
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With the rise of America, the global balance of power shifted away from the old European powers.
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That's the privilege of old age: You don't have to remember.
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Work hard. And have patience. Because no matter who you are, you're going to get hurt in your career and you have to be patient to get through the injuries.
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For me to get to work with a writer-director over time in developing a project - my investment feels much more profound. I know that whatever is on the other end I'm going to feel that much closer to.
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Every day is work for me, but it's also a party. I'm the luckiest guy in the world.
