Bryce Dessner Quotes
I think that becoming a successful rock band is a little like becoming a professional athlete. Nobody plans on it.

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The world is always in movement.
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The virtues of the blockchain is that it would be that it's peer-to-peer settlement - no centralized settlement, no manipulation... And most importantly, there's nothing to capture. It's consensus based. It's stateless.
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I like doing a challenging class because it makes me more brave in life. My perception of hardships is now completely different. I'm not whining and moaning inside as much.
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When a pointed question is beaten back with an attack or threat of, 'How dare you...' it's a reliable signal that deception is involved. Trump is a master at this.
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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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When it comes to memories of that iconic type, memories that are burned into you, I have maybe ten or so from my childhood. I'm a bad rememberer of situations. I forget almost everything as soon as it happens.
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But I prefer to go to comedies. Give me Julia Roberts smiling anyday.
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I just was in the second round. That's painful, because always is tough to lose, but well, that's sport. You win, you lose.
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My fans are so loving and encouraging. They're with me on good days and bad days.
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We develop our propensity to forgive or not to forgive by what we see illustrated at the early ages of our development.
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I hate being manipulated by song. Don't tell me what I should be feeling. I don't want cellos or violins to be telling me that I should be bawling right now.
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When you're fighting with a stunt person, your intent is to miss.
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I dedicated my 20s, my passion and energy to the name 'Rain.' I always did my best, and I thought if I did, it would eventually show, and even if it didn't turn out well, I wouldn't have any regrets.
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When we were shooting 'Oz,' my wife was doing 'Beauty and the Beast' on Broadway, singing and dancing. It was an interesting dichotomy in our house.
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Stock photos are used everywhere on the Net. Chances are, the website you are on right now uses stock photos somewhere - maybe as the featured image of the blog post. This also means that there will always be a large market for stock photographers.
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I've grown up by the beach all my life, and I almost get anxiety if I haven't been swimming for a couple weeks or a month. It kind of builds up, so I try and get out as much as possible.
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Barbra Streisand, for one, is one of my idols. I've listened to her since I was a little kid - the first album I ever bought was 'A Star is Born' with Kris Kristofferson.
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The importance of the arts to the societies in which they thrive is well documented.
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I try to be a good father, and my kids are the most important thing in my life.
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Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.
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My only problem is finding a way to play my fortieth fallen female in a different way from my thirty-ninth.
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I don't think there will be a woman Prime Minister in my lifetime.
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It's not like I don't want to play the guy next door. But sometimes they're not the best written or the most complicated. But I am very, very particular about my bad boys. There are certain types of characters I will not play. I've said no so many times to so many parts that are just way too dark. You have to be careful.
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I think that becoming a successful rock band is a little like becoming a professional athlete. Nobody plans on it.