Ben Salmon Quotes
A "just war" - if there could be such a thing - would not require conscription. Volunteers would be plentiful.
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I'm too self-serious for a comedy.
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I am born and raised in the Bronx. Where I grew up, it is a really working-class neighborhood and it does give you a really good work ethic.
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When I'm in the studio, I'm strictly thinking about the beats, the rhymes and the song. The decision I make once the songs are created, and there's a barcode put on the package, and I'm out there in the street selling it, those decisions as a businessman are different than the creative decisions you make.
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If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others; for the knowledge of truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries.
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Informed by our sad experience of history, we require nothing short of a foundation for lasting democracy.
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Since I was doing all of it myself, I had to decide where I wanted to go with the songs, how to proceed with the chords, if the sound was alright, and all that detail on my own.
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Watching game film motivates me a lot. It shows me what I need to work on and determines the specific workouts I do.
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Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.
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Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea.
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If you're a casting director, you're going to be curious to see what Timothy Spall's son is like. But when you get in the door, you have to have something to offer.
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We're still leaderless. We still don't have strong organizations that are fighting for us; there isn't a national AIDS organization out there worth squat in my opinion.
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I would really love to play a superhero. That is definitely up there on my list. Captain Marvel especially. That would be so cool.
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How do you possibly say that a cover band is better than the band that created and wrote the material? It's absurd.
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I think I'm being conservative when I say there are more people playing soccer in the United States than in 90% of the world's other countries, probably 95%.
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Almost everyone's instinct is to be overconfident and read way too much into a hot or cold streak.
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One thing I think kids need to do is more chores, and take care of their own rooms. Responsibilities are really important to start them with. If they have animals, they have to feed them and care for them. That's the only way I think I could do it.
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I'd love to do a sci-fi movie, a western, or an espionage thriller. But I'm not going to limit myself. If a good script comes along, I'm not going to discount it because it doesn't fit into one of these genres.
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If I play anything that sounds like a solo, it's gonna sound like a lyric.
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So many things have to come together to get a creatively successful and financially successful film. Sometimes you'll have a movie that you're very proud of, and you think it transcended all of your expectations, but it doesn't come out at the right time. I have done movies that have never been released. That can be depressing.
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THE MIRACLE EQUATION: Unwavering Faith + Extraordinary Effort = Miracles. When you maintain unwavering faith in your dreams and give extraordinary effort toward your goals, that is how you create miracles in your life.
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One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda.
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You only get one world premiere of your directorial debut.
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I'm all for the Fairness Fairness, whatever that is.
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A "just war" - if there could be such a thing - would not require conscription. Volunteers would be plentiful.
