Rich Sommer Quotes
My only foray into anything stock-market-related was in my eighth grade social studies class. I have steered clear ever since.
Quotes to Explore
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My style's not for everyone - I'm an extremist.
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Men get laid, but women get screwed.
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I used to say, 'There is a God-shaped hole in me.' For a long time I stressed the absence, the hole. Now I find it is the shape which has become more important.
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Meditation on inevitable death should be performed daily. Every day one should meditate on being carried away by surging waves, falling from thousand-foot cliffs, dying of disease.
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I try not to second-guess editors; they're the clients, and I have no expectation that my strip is going to make it into every paper every day.
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I have friends who have a CD mastering plant in Hollywood and they are very sceptical about European record labels' understanding of digital technology.
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There are thoughts which are prayers. There are moments when, whatever the posture of the body, the soul is on its knees.
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A lot of people in line at the grocery store think that they know me, but they don't.
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I like to frequent antiques shops and flea markets like the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
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I increasingly see organized religion as actually my enemy. They treat me as their enemy. Not all Christians, of course. Not all Jews, not all Muslims.
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My mother said I would have more chances to become a tennis player than a football player.
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The U.K. crowds always have a lot of energy, and I've done some milestone shows there that I'm very proud of.
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Companies the size of PepsiCo is like running a little republic, there is no question about it. The only difference is that I don't have to worry about the media hounding me every day, on every word that I say. I have a board of directors that runs the country in the interest of the stake holders.
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I respect the people who buy my records and come to my concerts. It's only fair that I always try to give them the very best that's in me. After all, I need them more than they need me.
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It's so easy for us to misperceive and see the things in others that we want to see. And, when we're wrong, and often we're dead wrong, we miss the truth.
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Son, this is the only time I'm ever gonna say this. It is not okay to lose.
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Learning (Shakespeare's plays) ...in school was a bit of a bore.
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The thing is with hip-hop, it has its waves and the waves crash against the beach and the new waves come in. So to stay relevant you have to roll with that.
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Historically, the notes of scale systems anywhere have been based on these pure harmonics.
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I started out as an impressionist and that's all about observing - how people move, their voice quality, their attitudes and quirks.
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My only foray into anything stock-market-related was in my eighth grade social studies class. I have steered clear ever since.
