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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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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I was only interested in scoring goals. I wasn't interested in anything else.
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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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Personally, I'd be really glad to have a national conversation about whether to outlaw most forms of birth control. For once, the kids and their grandparents would find themselves on the same side.
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When I fly in a helicopter, I insist there be two sets of controls, one for me in case something happens to the pilot. I'm no expert, but I know enough to at least get the thing on the ground. Nothing scares me like the thought of not being in control.
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I just need to concentrate on each event and accumulate a good score, and hopefully I won't flop in the 800 m. in Gotzis.
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My grandparents in Istria had a frasca, which is about the most basic kind of grocery/restaurant. They sold wine from their own vineyard. I took control of the vineyard, hired a local winemaker, and bought another winery in 1996. We had our first commercial vintage in 1998.
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I crave working on those small independent movies because I love going to see those myself.
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Multitudes, of beautiful works, Believed, served with us.
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We cannot ask others to do what we have not done ourselves.
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The man who can look upon a crisis without being willing to offer himself upon the altar of his country is not for public trust.
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I don't need to control anything. Even with romantic partnerships, I don't need to control anyone.
