Mathias Rust Quotes
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As soon as one project is finished I like to go straight on to something else.
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I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.
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As the years go by, I've added a few pounds on, and I like it. I like it that I look a little softer.
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You don't run from the bad things in life; learn from them, because your worst is what will lead you to your best.
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I'm from New York, so I'm not a big driver.
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The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.
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I suppose I often think of my writing as quite impersonal. But it turned out, when my father died, writing was exactly what I wanted to do.
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Hedge funds are not especially liquid. Many are 'gated' - meaning there are only small windows when you can withdraw your money. They typically have a high minimum investment and often require investors keep their money in the fund for at least one year.
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Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.
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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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My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50's and 60's and later some of the pop people from the same time period along with the better of the well known blues musicians.
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At the end of the spectrum when you get to that 12th step, when you have that spiritual awakening we make ourselves available to help other people.
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I don't think any media has to feel obliged to show the cover of 'Charlie Hebdo.'
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I'm in so many videos. There was a period of about two years where I danced for everyone: Kylie Minogue, Ed Sheeran, Jessie J, Taio Cruz. It got to the point where my fees were double the other girls', and I wouldn't even have to audition. They'd call my agent directly and say, 'We want twigs to come in.'
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I truly loved Jason Reitman. I was there on his first film, 'Thank You For Smoking,' and I'd go work with him to do anything.
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Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.
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I've committed to surfing the rest of my life.
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I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.
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I can play characters who sing, but I don't like singing in a nightclub or something. It's not my metier.
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Even if you have a big tune, live crowds can get sick of it. It's not just about the song but also the staying power and if people have connected with it in a certain way. I know that the tracks I put more emotion and depth into are the ones that have the staying power in clubs.
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I grew up reading the classic novels of Cold War espionage, and I studied Russian history and Soviet foreign policy.
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Between my head and my hand, there is always the face of death.
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I think there's such a fine line in a relationship. The role of imagination and privacy... how much space can you allow before that becomes distance? And similarly, imagination is empathy. That's how you achieve empathy. It's how you can be with another person and understand how they are in the world.
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I had thought about landing in the Kremlin, but there wasn't enough space.
