Cass McCombs Quotes
I don't need to control anything. Even with romantic partnerships, I don't need to control anyone.
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Neither science, nor the politics in power, nor the mass media, nor business, nor the law nor even the military are in a position to define or control risks rationally.
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Being on TV sucks. It's a lot of work. You memorize scripts and then you show up and they change everything. I'm a control freak. When I'm doing stand-up, I say what I want and then I get instant feedback.
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I really don't have the time to spend much time online, I do have web tv, which I use when I need information.
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I want to encourage women to take control of their health.
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Writing an essay is like a school assignment: I have my topic, I organize my thoughts, and I write it. I have complete control over what I'm doing. Writing a novel is like setting out on a journey without knowing who or what I'll encounter, how long it's going to take, or where I'm going to end up.
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GM has never been about feeding the world or tackling environmental problems. It is and has always been about control of the global food economy by a tiny handful of giant corporations. It's not wicked to question that process. It is wicked not to.
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The only people who have control over their careers are the ones you see on the covers of magazines. Everyone else is just plodding along making a living. The key is not to live over your means and overdo it.
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Repeating is harder than anything else.
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When you get into the granny era, you're lucky to get anything.
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Directing her was like directing Lassie. You need 14 takes to get each one of them right.
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I was only interested in scoring goals. I wasn't interested in anything else.
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More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill - none have wrestled without pride.
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I really don't have a need to be on TV all that much, to be honest with you.
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We cannot always control everything that happens to us in this life, but we can control how we respond. Many struggles come as problems and pressures that sometimes cause pain. Others come as temptations, trials, and tribulations.
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However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them.
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You need to mesh the voices of people with expertise and meritocracy.
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Team members need to be able to admit their weaknesses and mistakes, to acknowledge the strengths of others, and to apologize when they do something wrong.
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We need to get ready for a world where terrorism will not ever fully go away.
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Commitment and creativity cannot be captured and handcuffed. Inspiration cannot be jailed. The heart cannot be contained.
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It's sad when people break up.
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Every day I go to my study and sit at my desk and put the computer on. At that moment, I have to open the door. It's a big, heavy door. You have to go into the Other Room. Metaphorically, of course. And you have to come back to this side of the room. And you have to shut the door.
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I have deep roots in this Oklahoma soil. It makes me proud.
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Maybe, as a Chinese woman, I was never told I would be a filmmaker, so I didn't have the ego set up.
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I don't need to control anything. Even with romantic partnerships, I don't need to control anyone.
