Al Ries Quotes
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I'm always writing lyrics. I have so many lyrics on so many stray pieces of paper. Everywhere.
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Thought is more than a right - it is the very breath of man. Whoever fetters thought attacks man himself. To speak, to write, to publish, are things, so far as the right is concerned, absolutely identical. They are the ever-enlarging circles of intelligence in action; they are the sonorous waves of thought.
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I am a genius who has written poems that will survive with the best of Shakespeare, Wordsworth and Keats.
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I don't have a connection to the fashion world at all.
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I don't want to go down in history as a man who allowed blood to be shed.
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Tradition does not mean that the living are dead, it means that the dead are living.
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When you're a kid, to be honest, you could be in the worst situation ever, but you're still going to have ways to enjoy it.
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We've heard that the hookup culture is destroying us. We've heard that it's saving us. We've heard that it's racist. We've agonized over which one of these is true.
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Mr. Obama has an ingenious approach to job losses: He describes them as job gains.
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My uncles and other relatives are against encouraging girls in every aspect, and that includes sports. I hardly interact with them. My parents are more open. They back me all the way.
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I think having children is the most amazing thing.
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All I can do is put out the good stuff, and people will make the decision on whether they like it. My fans are very intelligent people. They're not stupid. They know what's good.
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L.A. really doesn't feel like home to me anymore.
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Do something because you really want to do it. If you're doing it just for the goal and don't enjoy the path, then I think you're cheating yourself.
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I love the Kerastase Hair Oils and the Philip Kingsley Elasticizer. They're great for making my hair really soft, but to be honest, any cheap conditioner works. Just leave it on and let it soak in, and it really helps, whatever you use.
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Ben Henderson, he had never been knocked out before fighting me.
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I didn't really grow up playing video games. I had an original Nintendo after the original Nintendo was cool.
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I know I've got to just keep throwing the ball. That's what I do best.
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'The more expensive the better' is kind of the American way, and if you spent $600 for a sweatshirt, then that makes it better.
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The hardest thing I ever did was get sober. I was drinking two and a half bottles of whiskey a day and taking 40 Vicodin. If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.
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Keep your sense of humor, my friend; if you don't have a sense of humor it just isn't funny anymore.
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I like that conventions want me to appear and festivals want me to come speak because they like the climate I attract. It's a good feeling.
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I think of myself as a musician and not a celebrity. Celebrity status is something you have to deliberately pursue - I couldn't imagine myself seeking that.
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Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.
