Ben Rector Quotes
Other artists' music is really what you get most inspiration from, whether consciously or subconsciously. I like a lot of old music and a lot of soul music. I also really like a lot of new stuff.
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Traveling is one expression of the desire to cross boundaries.
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Nobody can be exactly like me. Even I have trouble doing it.
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I think most writers will say that at the start of each book they think, 'I'm not sure I can do this.' But eventually, you reach a magical point where the story suddenly becomes real to you, and you become totally invested in it.
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I literally was saved by a role, from becoming a cab driver. I never did have to wait tables, though, so looking back I guess I had it pretty soft.
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So long as the Zulu people are here, clearly I will still have a role to play in this country.
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We need to write books that publicists and marketers and booksellers and book club leaders and librarians and readers can get excited about. That have something about them that makes them stand out. That makes them shine.
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The biggest thing the money Infosys brought me is the freedom to do what I want. And what I want is to give millions more the opportunities I had.
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I would argue that the objective evidence shows that big government is not a friend to African Americans.
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I'm a dirt road out in the country kind of person, but I remember thinking, I could live in Chicago.
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I would love to have a rapper on one of my songs, like Ludacris, or the 'it's so hot in here' guy, Nelly.
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To be creative means to connect. It's to abolish the gap between the body, the mind and the soul, between science and art, between fiction and nonfiction.
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A circuit performed by a capital and meant to be a periodical process, not an individual act, is called its turnover. The duration of this turnover is determined by the sum of its time of production and its time of circulation.
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First literature came to refer only to itself, the literary theory.
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As a busy working mom I'm always pressed for time, so a quick and easy beauty routine is key!
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I love 'House' - I love 'House' so much.
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Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions.
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Now, I'm back to my old ways: Needing to be the leader, needing to score.
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Living in a capital in Europe but still surrounded by mountains and ocean, my relationship to music was strongest walking to school and back. I would sing to myself and very quickly started mapping out my melodies to landscapes - at the time I just thought it was very matter of fact, a common thing to do.
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My thing is whatever comes at me, I'm there. But DJ-ing and music is my passion... I'm going to be unpredictable.
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Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling.
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Other artists' music is really what you get most inspiration from, whether consciously or subconsciously. I like a lot of old music and a lot of soul music. I also really like a lot of new stuff.
