William A. Drake Quotes
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If large numbers of people believe they have no shot at a better life in the future, they will work less hard and generate fewer new ideas and businesses. The economy, as a whole, will be poorer.
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I don't think that - you know, I'm sure that there's guys that are doing it, because I'm sure in every sport there's players who want to get the edge. But I think that it's been blown overly - way more than guys are using it in our game.
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There was this moment, particularly after I had my first child, where I felt like, 'I don't know if I'll ever make a record, or if this is always going to be something just floating around in my head.'
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The last suit that you wear, you don't need any pockets.
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You gotta ask 'why' questions. 'Why did you do this?' A 'why' question you can't answer with one word.
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My family is a praying family, a Christian family.
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You may get real tired watching me, but I'm not going to quit.
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A man's primary fantasy is access to a variety of attractive women without the fear of rejection.
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I tell 'Hansel and Gretel' stories about heroic children who are lost in a world that seems friendly at first, and then isn't.
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Because I was a dancer, I started going to auditions for musical theater, which forced me to sing.
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Only a completely unintelligible God can be said to be absolutely good and absolutely powerful yet tolerate the world as it is.
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I always tell my partners that our job is to fund all the companies we can that can be worth $10 billion or more. That's such a difficult constraint, we can't have any other constraints.
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Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
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I'm happy that I'm alive. I feel like someone coming back from Vietnam, you know; I'm sure that later on I'll start killing people in a square somewhere, but right now, I just feel happy to be alive.
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I live in a little suburb close to Kansas City called Prairie Village, where there's a feeling of everybody knowing everybody else. I think the same thing is true of New York City, by the way.
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When you are a media celebrity, every word you speak is dissected, as are those you choose not to speak.
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I intentionally shoot violence to make the audience feel real pain. I have never and I will never shoot violence as if it's some kind of action video game.
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A key reason that elections are run so badly is that in most states, political partisans are in charge.
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There was no military reason to drop atomic bombs on Japan. They were used as terrorist weapons - killing innocent people to influence other people.
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The first version of The Beautiful Room Is Empty was the first mss. I'd ever submitted to New York editors.
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Starting a new business will take its toll on your time and energy, and this can place strain on family and social relationships, depending on their expectations and how open you are in your communication with them.
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There is no evidence that super PACs have led to a greater percentage of negative ads.
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...Lovers are Like walking ghosts, they always haunt the spot Of their misdeeds.
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I want to be alone ... I just want to be alone.
