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		Success is a funny thing. It means different things to different people. For me, I am always pleased when people connect to our brand. It means we are executing in a manner that speaks to a wide variety of businesses.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				John Varvatos 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		The impact of any particular writer on your own work is hard to discern. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Daniel Alarcon 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		We need to protect the privacy rights of all Americans, and that means stopping the federal government from spying on the cellphones and emails of law-abiding citizens. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Ted Cruz 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I always try not to overload my music with orchestration and to use only those instruments that are absolutely necessary. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Abel Korzeniowski 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I played Miley Cyrus' grandma on 'Hannah Montana,' and the first time I was on, they said, 'We love having veterans like you on because she's like a little sponge, and she's really appreciative of all the veterans that are coming on the show, and we just love that you're teaching her.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Vicki Lawrence 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I part of this great nation because my grandfather was born here, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He took a horse, back in 1895, and ride it all the way down to Guanajuato, looking for his American dream. No penny in his pocket, only dreams in his head. And he was an immigrant coming from the States into Mexico. And he found his American dream in Mexico. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Vicente Fox 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I've enjoyed all the work I've done, and I feel quite lucky that I haven't been playing sweet girls all the time. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Natasha Little 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
	
	
	
	
		I was a crazy Pee-wee Herman fan when I was in my early teens. Before he had the kids' TV show, he had a nightclub show in L.A., and I had gotten a VHS copy of it. It was a kids' show, but onstage in a bar, so it's sort of poking fun at the kids' show. And I was obsessed with that, and then 'Pee-wee's Big Adventure.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Dallas Roberts 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Does the owner of the restaurant own his restaurant? Or does the government own his restaurant? 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Rand Paul 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I'm more of a people pleaser. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Dana Carvey 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		If it's going to go my way, it's going to go my way. I have to keep working hard. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Pablo Sandoval 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		(Howard) Dean is a raving nut bag...a raving, sinister, demagogic nutbag...I and a few other people saw that he should be destroyed. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Christopher Hitchens 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think 'Lovin' Feelin' was probably one of the most - probably in '64 and '65, one of the more dramatic love songs for these kids to grab hold of. I mean, they had been listening to, you know, kind of cute songs, and 'Lovin' Feelin' was just a strong, powerful song. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Bill Medley 
			 
			
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		Also, after Examined Life was finished I found myself thinking about the way creative opportunities and distribution channels were shifting. Should I be showing my films in theaters or just think about getting them out online? There were other issues, too. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Astra Taylor 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The new artists coming through were very materialistic and Hollywood, not so engaged in communication. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Patti Smith 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		And so many of the kinds of labels you get stuck with don't really tell the story; Progressive, Art Rock, Noise Music, Downtown - it ends up being a struggle to stay out of debates that other people are having around you. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Fred Frith 
			 
			
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		The world of music is changing so dramatically every day, the way people hear music. It's different. It's a new day and requires new thinking. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Nick Jonas 
			 
			
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		I don't love it when people come in and say, 'We need a woman on our board,' or 'Can you invest in this new shopping app because you like to shop?' But whatever gets me in the deal. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Kirsten Green 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Success is a funny thing. It means different things to different people. For me, I am always pleased when people connect to our brand. It means we are executing in a manner that speaks to a wide variety of businesses. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				John Varvatos