Brandon Thomas Quotes
Music is pretty much the lifestyle, not the music itself. The lifestyle really pulled me off the street. Made me want to do something organized and positive.
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I got an offer in 1992 to buy a major-league team. I turned down the offer because I don't want my love of the game to involve business.
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I started auditioning but at times would feel depressed, as I would get shortlisted but never received the final call. Only when the commercials were released would I come to know that I was not selected.
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Natural selection, as it has operated in human history, favors not only the clever but the murderous.
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Thankfully, President Obama has stood firmly behind women's health care issues by supporting coverage for contraception and reaffirming commitment to organizations like Planned Parenthood.
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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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Think and grow rich.
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Cultures and races are mixing in a very organic way in the world, and that should be reflected in film and television.
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I don't do fake. That's the first thing you should know about me. I'm not one to put on airs or change my demeanor depending on where I am or who I am talking to.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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I have always loathed working out.
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I'm kind of a control freak. I like to be really prepared.
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What I try to keep an eye on is I don't work for the party bosses in Washington. I work for 26 million Texans.
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I've never wanted to live in a ghetto or write in a ghetto. I want to write about a world that reflects the one most people live in. Gay people are just one aspect of that.
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Like the marriage contract you entered into, your divorce is a legal transaction. Treat it that way. Try not to let emotion, hurt, fear or anger dictate the circumstances of your discussions or negotiations.
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I've found that people feel very free to say insulting things, not about me personally, but about the things I believe. It's sad, because I really could care less where people are coming from, politically, religiously.
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I always try to start my weekend by running on the beach, which is great fun here in Barcelona.
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Self-doubt is real. Everyone has it. Having confidence and losing confidence is real, too, and everyone has been in that position.
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As I grow up, the lessons I learn in love and relationships and how we treat each other are hopefully maturing - hopefully.
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I got to meet Kanye West because we were shopping my artist deal, and I was interested in his label. When I met him, I played him all the records I had. He introduced me to Rihanna, and she recorded and cut some of those records.
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It is a mistake to suppose that any technological innovation has a one-sided effect. Every technology is both a burden and a blessing; not either-or, but this-and-that.
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I approach my music-making as an art-form--something pure from the spirit to which I can add dynamics and marketable reality. Music is genuine and healthy and the stimulation I get from molding it and adding dynamics is like nothing else on earth.
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Music is pretty much the lifestyle, not the music itself. The lifestyle really pulled me off the street. Made me want to do something organized and positive.
