Brian Shactman Quotes
In the mid-1980s, there was a grassroots desire for American culture. Maybe it was not a definite harbinger to what was to come in terms of the fall of the Soviet Union, but it certainly gave a heads up to the global merging of the retail culture.
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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If you look back on the breakups that you've had, whether it's a long relationship or a one-night stand, it's always awkward.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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My songs are very personal, which means they are fantastically therapeutic to write, but performing them night after night is emotionally draining.
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The job as a coach is difficult.
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A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
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This country has far more problems than it deserves and far more solutions than it applies.
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I hate celebrities.
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I come from a dysfunctional family, so my views of parents and parenting used to be highly mixed.
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The most important thing as a leader is your relationship with God.
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Like every audition I go on, I do my best, but after that, I let it go because, you know, the rejection rate is so great in Hollywood, and I can only control what I do in the audition, and after that it's up to somebody else.
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Whatever I have done so far has led me to 'Kaabil.' It is a big opportunity for me to establish myself more commercially. It is a huge platform.
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What is it that love does to a woman? Without she only sleeps; with it alone, she lives.
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Calling gender violence a women's issue is part of the problem. It gives a lot of men an excuse not to pay attention.
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Fat Joe is signed to Fat Joe. I have a distribution deal for my label. I'm independent. I'm very happy with that.
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I have a mantra in my head that there will always be another meal. I can put my fork down, knowing there will be good things in my future!
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I have a dining room done in different shades of white, with white cushions embroidered in yellow silk: the effect is absolutely delightful and the room beautiful.
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People may get tired of hearing from me, but I don't think I'll ever run out of things that I want to write about.
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In America, they have this nauseating habit of calling the conductor 'maestro'. I always slightly gag when the cor anglais player goes, 'Maestro, can I discuss bar 19 with you?'
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Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.
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I think the artists are really the face of the music they make. It's no longer the genre that dictates it.
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There is no aspect of our experience not molded in some way by metaphor's almost imperceptible touch.
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I used to come up with these crazy jobs to try and provoke my parents but they said, 'You can be anything you want.' So I was like, 'I want to be a garbage man' and they were like 'That's OK, we'll still love you!'
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In the mid-1980s, there was a grassroots desire for American culture. Maybe it was not a definite harbinger to what was to come in terms of the fall of the Soviet Union, but it certainly gave a heads up to the global merging of the retail culture.
