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 come from a dysfunctional family, so my views of parents and parenting used to be highly mixed.
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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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It costs more money to put a person on death row than it does to lock them up for the rest of their lives because of attorney fees.
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With these big superhero movies, everybody is so tight-lipped about everything, there's a certain amount of just going on faith.
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We should reserve the notion of 'morality' for the ways in which we can affect one another's experience for better or worse. Some people use the term 'morality' differently, of course, but I think we have a scientific responsibility to focus the conversation so as to make it most useful.
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There is a segment of the American population that has been excluded from the national myth, and that should be redressed.
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A lot of the cities where we have a strong following, we don't even get to every year anymore. But Stony Brook was a place that, from the very first time we went, the chemistry was right. They loved us, and we loved them, and we just kept going back and going back.
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Indecision with the passing of time becomes decision.
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I like to carry a concealer palette that has a green, a yellow, and a tan color. I like to carry the green one because when I have a pimple, it's good to use that to contrast the red. Then you put the yellow over it, and it helps it disappear.
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So long as we were in a room in a brothel, we belonged to our fantasies, but once having exposed them, we're now tied up with human beings, tied to you and forced to go on with this adventure according to the laws of visibility.
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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.
