Thomas A. Edison Quotes
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There was a point where I really felt I had 'penniless divorcee lone parent' tattooed on my head.
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I'll tell you sort of an odd story: My music taste changed on 9/11. And it's very strange. I actually intellectually find this very curious. But on 9/11, I didn't like how rock music responded. And country music collectively, the way they responded, it resonated with me.
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I think I began to like writing a lot more, and to be a better writer, when I did it for a while alone. It made me a little more confident about my style.
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People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.
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What came up at age 49 is I realized that of all the things I'm interested in, the thing I'm most interested in is figuring out what makes people tick, why people think the way they do, why they act the way they do. And I realized that music is such a great way to investigate why people do what they do.
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I have disassociated myself from that book.
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I found a certain kind of music congenial to me; it never occurred to me to write music that was academically acceptable.
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I've worked at this film festival in Telluride called the Telluride Film Festival. Been there since 2002. I used to make popcorn. I was an usher. Cleaned toilets, everything. Grew up there as a kid.
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A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds.
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For me, New York is comfortable, not strange.
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The team doctor, the team trainers, they work for the team. And I love 'em, you know. They're some good people, you know. They want to see you do good. But at the same time, they work for the team, you know. They're trying to do whatever they can to get you back on the field and make your team look good.
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I spent my entire childhood in an environment in which the mighty of the earth had no place outside story books and dreams.
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From as early as I can remember, I was focused on becoming a lawyer.
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I'm at peace with my family, my friends, myself and God so there's really nothing else that I worry about.
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O king! I was but a man like others, asleep upon my couch, when lo, the breezes of the All-Glorious were wafted over me, and taught me the knowledge of all that hath been. This thing is not from me, but from One Who is Almighty and All-Knowing.
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6,000 people were killed, crippled, and wounded during the War of Independence. The economy was devastated - there was no milk, just milk powder. No eggs, but egg powder. Meat was only once a week.
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The only way of living in a free society is to feel that you have the right to say and do stuff.
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Lir chiseled at the stone. It would take a month to make a perceptible impression on it. He had a few hours. Work harder, then.
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As artists, when you have people that care about what you do, I think you should care about those people who care about what you do, and give them really cool interactive experiences to make them feel appreciated.
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Make men work together show them that beyond their differences and geographical boundaries there lies a common interest.
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The garlands fade, the vows are worn away; So dies her love, and so my hopes decay.
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Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.
