Scott Adams Quotes
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I've never gotten thick skin. If you close yourself off and you get this protective armor, there is a price you pay with that - of not feeling. And feeling is important when you are a songwriter.
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Anti-inflammatories always seemed to work well for my joints, but the problem was you couldn't take them all the time.
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Without knowing about flexibility, one cannot work out strategies to deal with the enemy and prepare for changes, and without knowing about the foundation of one's own culture, one would be contemptuous of the Confucian ethical codes.
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Humor is a wonderful way to deal with our suffering because if we can laugh at our troubles, we can feel better. Thich Nhat Hanh is a special man who has helped millions with their suffering with incredible technique. But he doesn't know real suffering, because he has not dated as much as I have.
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A novel - it's also a way of attacking subjects that you cannot confront in the eye.
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Jennifer Lawrence is just the coolest girl.
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There's such a fan base for 'Dark Shadows'. I remember watching the show as a kid, but I wasn't an ardent fan. I didn't run home from school to watch it.
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When I was growing up, in L.A., I went to these schools, Fairfax High School, Bancroft Junior High School, and they had great music departments. I always played in the orchestra, the jazz band, the marching band.
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I became obsessed with all these women who die never feeling they did anything extraordinary with their lives.
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When you're really close to someone, they can make fun of you a lot and get away with it. But they sort of poke you in all of the right places.
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I'll take my destiny, whatever that may be, but I'm going to fight for my dignity and my honor.
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It is users that are driving the networks with innovations on top of the networks and with innovations in the devices space. This is very healthy.
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Those of us who are blessed, we owe it to our fellow citizens and folks who we are around to do something special for them.
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Ultimately, our goal was to be a band and be recognized for our songs and making records. And I think that has been the case.
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How many husbands have I had? You mean apart from my own?
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There is no such thing as emotional incompatibility. There are only misunderstandings and mistakes which can easily be set right if we have the will to do so.
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I'm not ready to be that guy who can meet with world leaders and all that. It's tremendous what Bono does. I don't know if I could do it, not the way he does. I don't think many people could.
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Resolution 1441 does not give anyone the right to an automatic use of force. Russia believes that the Iraqi problem should be regulated by the Security Council, which carries the main responsibility for ensuring international security.
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Writing can be a tough gig. Whenever you do something in which you put yourself out there - if that becomes the focus of your life, you miss the point of living. You've really got to get the grounding of family and the things that are important in your life and make that your focus.
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I try to practice mindfulness at all times, including the times where I'm nervous and I'm stressed.
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Christianity is completely and radically anti-democratic; it is committed to spiritual aristocracy.
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One of my favorite things to make is homemade sushi. I know how to make the rolls and it's really fun to do.
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I'm a serious student of music, a perfectionist in the studio, and I take the arrangement and production of it very seriously, down to the mixing and mastering even. But at the same time I'm having so much fun with it. I try not to take myself so seriously.
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I wish I were dumber so I could be more certain about my opinions. It looks fun.
