Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Quotes
I am drawn to Americana, and I am drawn to gothic stories, and I love American gothic stories.
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Most of the producers don't know what they do. The misconception of the producers' function is really not a misconception. Most producers don't do a very good job.
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'Dangerous' is an album that I was very dedicated to. I wanted every song to be a hit.
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I don't understand why young entrepreneurs feel this pressure to take venture capital or go public. Don't get me wrong: Public companies are A-OK with me. I just think there is another way. Staying private is a lot more sane.
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My work in the House of Representatives, at this time in my life, is completed. It is time to return home.
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Look at misfortune the same way you look at success - Don't Panic! Do you best and forget the consequences.
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I am proud of my kids and happy to brag about their achievements. Their success has been an immense source of happiness for me.
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But you are absolutely right that when the international community decides to help in a meaningful manner a country like Afghanistan, then coordination between the various actors that are involved in these processes is very, very difficult indeed.
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As you get older, you grow and mature, and that should never stop. As soon as you stop growing, you're done living. I'll always be growing, forever learning, forever taking in advice from people I deeply respect.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
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Man must be in space - that is what we are destined for. There is nothing else that we can do.
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Tech is all about building human connections.
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I think school is so much harder than real life. People are so much more accepting when they are adults.
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When I was younger, I used to pray that I would die before my mom. That's just how much my mom meant to me. I couldn't imagine being in this world without her. But then seeing cancer - seeing what it can do to somebody - as strong and as tough as she was, there was nothing she could do. Cancer is a dirty, dirty deal.
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Being in Blur has allowed me to travel and hear the music that's being made all over the world.
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I always put myself second - I like to make others happy.
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I started playing guitar at, like, 12 or 13 and just rock bands mostly. I had a punk rock band and hard core bands and all that.
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The appeal of the Golden Age heroes for me is their simplicity, even their naivety - they represent the fundamental building blocks of the whole superhero genre, whether it's a 'super' man able to lift cars, or a vigilante who terrorises criminals at night like Batman.
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My records do not require a lot of thought of 'What is this?' and 'What is that?' That would be too contrived for me.
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If dysfunction means that a family doesn't work, then every family ambles into some arena in which that happens, where relationships get strained or even break down entirely. We fail each other or disappoint each other. That goes for parents, siblings, kids, marriage partners - the whole enchilada.
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Belief is desecrated when given to unproved and unquestioned statements for the solace and private pleasure of the believer . . . It is wrong always, everywhere, and for every one, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
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I don't let myself get upset about the little nitpicky things anymore.
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The album was very agressive. It kicks you right in the balls.
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I am drawn to Americana, and I am drawn to gothic stories, and I love American gothic stories.
