R. T. Rybak Quotes
Politicians make mistakes. People misspeak in public. God knows I have proven both. A lot.
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I found my first dinosaur bone when I was 6, growing up in Montana. Ever since then I've been interested in dinosaurs.
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Watching a whole cluster of friends, and my own mother, die over quite a short space of time convinced me that purely materialist 'explanations' for our mysterious human existence simply won't do - on an intellectual level.
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The world is too violent right now.
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I play Nitin Sawhney's 'Letting Go' repeatedly, nonstop. I find it transformative. I'm so glad iPods were invented so I didn't have to drive everyone around me mad with the repetition.
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When I first came out with my fans and the wind hit me, I almost took off.
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Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion of the 20th Century.
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You can tell the difference between songs that were created in a garage and songs that were created in the studio.
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The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
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I wanted a personal-finance tool for people who didn't want to be accountants: something you could set up in ten minutes and spend less than five minutes a week on. Mint is now that tool.
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I like things simple.
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After 'Heart Skips A Beat' hit No.1, I barely had a chance to celebrate 'cos it was straight over to the judges' houses for the 'Xtra Factor,' filming in Greece, L.A. and Spain.
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I was supposed to be a doctor. I was supposed to go to Princeton. And everything I was supposed to do I didn't.
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The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.
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I could have probably built a great career in management consulting, but one of the insights that I had early on is that just because you're good at something doesn't mean that you should continue to do it. Somewhere in my heart of hearts I knew it wasn't what I wanted to do.
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There's a pleasure in being reminded of the value of ordinary life.
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The first time you meet someone, the conversation is sort of on life support. You're just trying to live another moment in the life of the conversation.
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He that strives to touch the starts, oft stumbles at a straw.
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Newark might be one of few the places where the politics is tougher than even Brooklyn.
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As a girl who was raised on the idea that we should give back to our community as much as possible, I believe that we have more power than we think when it comes to making change.
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Humour is a great vehicle for getting a message across. If you get too serious, you could die of starch.
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Commit yourself to do something innovative which average people are afraid to do. Aim high and push yourself to achieve every thing you wished.
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Deep inside, I was hoping I'd win: The competition was tough, but I learned from other's mistakes.
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People who shop in health food stores never look healthy.
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Politicians make mistakes. People misspeak in public. God knows I have proven both. A lot.
