Thomas Pablo Croquet (Thomas Mars) Quotes
There are different kinds of artists: the ones that inspire you, and the ones that overwhelm you.
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I will say this: I think 'Big Brother' is the biggest snooze known to mankind.
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The hypothesis that economic organization is the resultant of a series of historic accidents is intructive in that many organizational innovations appear to be the result of trial and error.
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I bought a company in the mid-'90s called Dexter Shoe and paid $400 million for it. And it went to zero. And I gave about $400 million worth of Berkshire stock, which is probably now worth $400 billion. But I've made lots of dumb decisions. That's part of the game.
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I never felt a need to manipulate my career from the outside - try to be someone I wasn't to get ahead.
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I'm cool with myself. If I can't have the body of Angie Bassett, so be it.
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The nation is faced with one of the most corporate-orientated anti-consumer Congresses in our history.
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Remember, either you control your money or it will control you.
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It was a difficult second record. I had moments where I couldn't write; had moments where I was writing lots. It was just a massive learning process for me.
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There are a lot of eating disorders in our sport, so I try very hard not to get consumed by all that.
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I like people that are not frightened to say what they think.
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I thought if my son was now eighteen years old and he was tempted to join the fight and take the burden of protecting his family - because it's always tempting especially for young men - what would I do as a mother to stop him?
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Admitting the force of these contentions, nevertheless, the custom of meeting together in public assembly for the consideration of the most serious, the most exalted topics of human interest is too vitally precious to be lost.
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I don't get wrapped up in technique and the like.
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I've been engaged a couple times.
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I'm always late.
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In the past 10 years, I've looked at life as this Pollock stuff. And now I'm almost in the post Pollock phase.
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I think seeing some of the past can be helpful, especially if you're into crime solving.
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I get the music, I get the beats. And I go to the studios and write the lyrics.
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You can't make money without selling something real. You can't make something real without first imagination manifesting itself in your head. You can't have imagination without surrendering yourself to an idea that you want to create something of value to other human beings.
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I come from an Irish Catholic family, and hell-raising is part of the DNA.
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I don't want an underachiever working on my car's transmission. Why would I want someone regular sitting in the Oval Office? Sorry, give me somebody who has demonstrated a capacity to excel.
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I'm not a good poker player, but I've got one bluffing technique - as long as you're quick with the blinds, you're fine.
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Those periods of struggling to overcome challenges are what people find to be the most enjoyable times.
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There are different kinds of artists: the ones that inspire you, and the ones that overwhelm you.
