Matthew Thomas Skiba Quotes
I just feel like all the things that I do in my life just make me feel like a grown-up kid. That's pretty much what I am.
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The good news is that parents are the leading influence on kids' decision not to drink alcohol.
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I do a lot of inspirational talks for kids, to motivate them to change their lives and give them hope.
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I realized, 'Oh, it's easier to get what I want if I embrace the sex symbol thing.' Microphones are more in my face, and I can say things about the kids that I mentor and open more access to more doors.
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If your partner is angry with you, recognize that his anger is a misdirected plea for love. Your partner's simply upset because he feels something you said or did was a sign of not loving him enough.
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One of the things I like best about Netflix is that they make projects like 'Beasts of No Nation.' It's a film about a reality in an African country where kids were being used to be soldiers in a war. And it made so much sense to me as a citizen of the world.
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Young kids should be doing music that has shock value. They'll grow out of it.
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My wife and I have a tradition of popcorn and videos with our kids on Friday evenings.
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Nobody talks about how Puffy went to Howard University or about Lil Wayne attending the University of Houston. All the young kids know is what they see on the videos. They don't realize that these guys have taken managerial and business courses, and know how to brand and how to market themselves. They're very smart.
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If the kids did want to get into showbiz then so be it, but I would never project anything on to my children.
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I love working with kids, talking with them and listening to them. I always encourage kids to reach beyond their dreams. Don't try to be like me. Be better than me.
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I married my high school sweetheart, and I do have two kids.
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Shoes are very emotional. For women, they carry the message that you want to give to the world. One day you want to be sexy, or super powerful at your job - you wear a great pump. If you want to be on-the-go and running after your kids - you wear a great flat.
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It'll be interesting to raise kids in New York City. I'm from suburbia, so I don't really have any experience with what it's going to be like here.
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All my brother Eliot and I did as kids was film sketches.
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You look at the NBA: there's all these young kids that are drafted on potential. They go to bad teams, they're in bad locker rooms, and now we got this analytics stuff that doesn't teach kids how to play. We've got these workout coaches that don't teach kids how to play basketball.
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I have two daughters: One an open book, one a locked box. So the question of privacy is a challenging one. How much do kids need? How much should we give? How do we prepare them to live in a world where the very notion of privacy opens a generational chasm?
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The more understanding we have about what's going on in our own brain will just make us more capable in our own jobs, in telling our kids we love them, and living a fulfilling life.
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I went to a number of foreign countries, and during whenever I went, I would try to go to an orphanage or a home for children. And I was seeing thousands of kids around the world that needed homes.
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I've longed for kids since I was very, very young. And so... I'm waiting to find the right person, someone who's willing to take on the job.
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At this point of my life, I'm 32 and I feel sexier than ever because you know what you want.
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Modi may be rich in politics but is poor at heart.
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One of the strange things about imaginary food is that it allows us to take pleasure in reading about things that we would never want to eat in real life.
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I just feel like all the things that I do in my life just make me feel like a grown-up kid. That's pretty much what I am.
