Richard Rogers Quotes
Watching TV on your own is not very inspiring. But meeting people is where you get new ideas and get things done.
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I just find that there's something about looking back on interviews, whether for purposes of remembering what I said about something or if it's for posterity when I'm 75.
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I am young, and I think all young guys would love to play a superhero - any superhero - it doesn't matter. I could be a superhero that would just turn into a big blob or something like that, but I could tell all the ladies, 'Hey, I am superhero!'
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You need to make a trip to Des Moines in August, because the Iowa State Fair really is a sight to see. The Iowa Fairgrounds are usually packed for those 11 days, and you get a real sense of what a classic Midwest fair is all about.
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I still have in me the same awareness when I was 12 and chubby and a girl was spitting in my face. I'm the same person.
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It's important to be able to keep things fresh, no matter what age you are, or how many years you've been in the industry.
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This result was confirmed by different researchers using various experimental arrangements.
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I enjoy meat, but I can do without it.
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I don't like to play the victim.
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There are a lot of people who've been able to ditch their Windows machines and switch over to Linux because they can now use their Exchange server for calendaring and collaboration from their Linux desktop.
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We're not Seattle East. We're our own Atlanta, and there are definitely things I learned from Coach Carroll. He had probably the single biggest influence on my coaching career.
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The male corporate model is built on a man's greater willingness to be a slave of sorts - especially once he has to provide for children.
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Schaeffer gave me permission to work in the studio with a technician, but I've never worked with him.
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Edward Smith: Would you like to see your pictures on as many walls as possible, then?Andy Warhol: Uh, no, I like them in closets.
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My history has been to grow the roots as deeply as you can before going on to the next thing. That's why it took 10 years to go from Union Square Cafe to Gramercy Tavern, and another 10 years to go from Blue Smoke's first location to its second, and five to go from Shake Shack 1 to Shake Shack 2.
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Gentlemen, start your egos.
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Playing in New York, there's a lot of pressure, but me and some Europeans like the pressure.
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I don't play any instruments, but I do read a lot.
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Ideas are powerful because they allow us to see the world as it could be, rather than what it is.
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For most of the countries I visit, getting affordable energy in the hands of the people is a preoccupation.
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While many technological measures can be taken to secure safety at nuclear power plants, such measures on their own cannot cover great risks.
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It basically comes down to that word: Love. I guess that's what it's all about.
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Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.
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Well, today the Grammys is much much better than the Oscars. I think the differences in the shows are that the Grammys are much wilder. The Oscars is much more people in the industry. And people dress wilder, I think, at the Grammys.
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Watching TV on your own is not very inspiring. But meeting people is where you get new ideas and get things done.
