Diplo (Thomas Wesley Pentz Jr.) Quotes
That's what I care about is the people I work with and representing them and helping to make their music apparent for the rest of the world.

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It is easy to be independent when you've got money. But to be independent when you haven't got a thing, that's the Lord's test.
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To be honest, once you've driven around for about five, 10 laps, you don't notice a difference.
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Experience by itself is not science.
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I developed my training routine going into my senior year at Jackson State. I found this sandbank by the Pearl River near my hometown, Columbia, Miss. I laid out a course of 65 yards or so. Sixty-five yards on sand is like 120 on turf, but running on sand helps you make your cuts at full speed.
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Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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I am young, and I think all young guys would love to play a superhero - any superhero - it doesn't matter. I could be a superhero that would just turn into a big blob or something like that, but I could tell all the ladies, 'Hey, I am superhero!'
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Take, for example, the African jungle, the home of the cheetah. On whom does the cheetah prey? The old, the sick, the wounded, the weak, the very young, but never the strong. Lesson: If you would not be prey, you had better be strong.
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'Runaround Sue' was a big record for me, as well as the music video for it.
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Every single administration in American political history has put cronies and pals and donors into political positions. But normally those people become the ambassador to Liechtenstein or the deputy undersecretary of commerce.
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The importance of satire is bringing more people to the table. There are a lot of average citizens who aren't interested in politics and would be more interested if it's brought to them in a comedic, funny, satirical way.
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I never, never thought one day I will sing at La Scala or I will get the Grammy. I'm lucky. I work a lot with a teacher, with my coach.
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I don't think you'll ever be happy about anything unless you've done it.
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'Blood Meridian' was without question the novel that made me want to become a writer.
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I'm like all parents who try to shelter their children.
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Deep inside, I was hoping I'd win: The competition was tough, but I learned from other's mistakes.
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If you get anything creative going, then the work and play thing is the same thing, I feel.
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There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.
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The thing about going back to El Paso, it's overwhelming sometimes. I look at the support that I get and the success that I've had, and I can't walk anywhere without being spotted. My hair might be the biggest crime in this situation.
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Being published is a bit like being entered into a race you don't even want to run, but, once running, can't help but not want to lose.
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I'd like to do Harvey again. I did it two years ago with Helen Hayes in New York. It was a joy. I was so glad to do it again because I never thought I did it right the first time.
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This splendid subject [mathematics], queen of all exact sciences, and the ideal and norm of all careful thinking.
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That's what I care about is the people I work with and representing them and helping to make their music apparent for the rest of the world.