Vince Staples Quotes
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When I have people around, I'm a chatterbox. But when I'm alone, I never speak. I don't talk to myself; it's just not my schtick.
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Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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A big reason why I'm not a big TV watcher is that in my formative years as a viewer, there wasn't that much great television on, or at least, television that appealed to me.
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I don't care much about hardware. Nintendo games are some of the best games in the world, and from a more graphical standpoint, the Wii can't do what a PS3 or 360 can do.
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I work so hard, but... everything just goes my way! It's insane!
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In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace.
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Cinema affects everything, from the way I get dressed to how I build my stages.
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When I was sixteen years old, I was sentenced to two years in prison; the Swedish government changed it, so I could go to a boarding school as part of a social programme. I was in this boarding school with some of the richest kids in Sweden.
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I only buy a computer when it's two years old, after the glitches have been worked out.
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The discovery of deuterium and the marked differences in the physical and chemical properties of hydrogen and deuterium, together with an efficient method for the separation of these isotopes, have opened an interesting field of research in several of the major branches of science.
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I think what my parents did was perfect. They were strict, concerned about my safety and held me back just a little.
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Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, particularly those that promise fast, cheap victory through technology.
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Instantaneous and mass communication is the mother of mass naivety. Should we then lose hope? Is there any hope? But to lose hope is as dangerous as to nurture false hope. Where then can we find hope that is responsible?
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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I don't like to direct myself.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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Social Security is too vital to be lumped into backroom budget talks where the views of ordinary Americans risk going unheard.
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There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.
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Everyone is on the internet but they're not all talking with each other. There are groups upon groups out there, but they don't talk to one another. So while the internet brings everyone into a shared space, it does not necessarily bring them together.
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Christmas is a holiday that persecutes the lonely, the frayed, and the rejected.
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I don't like feeling full when I start a game, so that's why I have a bigger meal in morning or four hours before game.
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I basically love classical music. I love a lot of musicians playing together and the whole culture of that, whether it's Indian or it's Western.
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Great calm, generous detachment, selfless love, disinterested effort: these are what make for success in life. If you can find peace in yourself and can spread comfort around you, you will be happier than an empress.
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Some people lose sense of what their music was when their life starts to get better.
