Ezra Koenig Quotes
My dad has a really great record collection that basically went up to the year I was born: 1984.
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The old bastions of the post-communist regime collapsed before my very eyes. The monsters who had kept Ukraine in a criminal state left the stage.
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Since grief only aggravates your loss, grieve not for what is past.
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The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it.
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It is not my duty to spend my money in my country, but it is what I want to do. There is nowhere else I would like to invest.
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When I finally decided to do the show, I only had two weeks to learn the choreography and the songs in French.
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Elections have to have at least a little meaning. Obama ran on income tax hikes for the wealthy. People knew they were voting for that. They 'want' that. And it's good policy.
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I did kindergarten twice because I was so shy.
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I just try to direct in a way that interests me. And, hopefully, other people will find it compelling.
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eBay's business is based on enabling someone to do business with another person, and to do that, they first have to develop some measure of trust, either in the other person or the system.
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I will just think, why am I singing? Then I will know everything I need to know about what I'm feeling.
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I had studied piano since I was 13, but I was surrounded by students who'd been playing since they were 5. I realized I was never going to be anything but mediocre.
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You are judged on your last game no matter how many you have banked.
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Scientists are discovering that while anger and hatred eat into our immune system, warm-heartedness and compassion are good for our health.
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We consider that the lives of all beings are just as precious as our own, and through this we develop a sense of concern for others.
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Weirdism is definitely the cornerstone of many an artist's career.
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Worlds and particles, bodies and beings, time and space: All are transient expressions of the Tao.
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There's a pianist out of Boston who made a beautiful record for the Fresh Sound label called "Sketch Book"; his name is Vardan Ovsepian.
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Think of every character as a main character. They believe they're the main characters in their stories. No one should just be an obstacle.
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...invite a person to a log cabin in the woods for a weekend. The true personality emerges every time.
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You know, many people have said that I'm on the edge and I'm maverick for some of the big operations that I've done. I'm not at all. I pray; I ask God to give me wisdom, 'Should I do it?', guidance in terms of how to do it, who to consult with. All those kind of things are incredibly important.
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My dad has a really great record collection that basically went up to the year I was born: 1984.
