Randy Holden Quotes
It's kind of nice that the kids have kept me around this long. And the kids today did an awesome job.
Quotes to Explore
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I think blogging is a muscle that most people wear out.
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Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me - it was the sublime quality of patience - patience in accumulating data, patience with recalcitrant equipment - which I sadly lacked.
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Our parents all experimented with raising us in a fairly loose, unorthodox way. A huge emphasis was placed on creativity, and our artistic efforts were never dismissed as childish. There was a sense that we - kids and grown-ups - all had the potential to make something of value. Our drawings were not simply destined for the refrigerator.
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I drive a car, like an adult. Not brilliantly. I'm not great.
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I used to have a sort of soft spot for Huckabee. He seemed to have a genuinely saintly streak, which caused him to defend illegal immigrants and give pardons to criminals who were perhaps a little less rehabilitated than he had imagined.
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One of the issues I kept saying to my students is you have to learn to interrupt. When you raise your hand at a meeting, by the time they get to you, the point is not germane. So the bottom line is active listening. If you are going to interrupt, you look for opportunities. You have to know what you're talking about.
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There are millions of people who consume music illegally every month. Just getting them into a legal service will make the music industry way bigger than it's ever been before.
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Experimenting with different sounds is great, but when it comes down to it, you're still playing a guitar.
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I was a 'Duck Hunt' and 'Mario' guy, and stuff like that. I was never technologically driven. I never had all the cool, new toys. I was the youngest child, I wasn't the only child, so I wasn't spoiled as a kid. And, we were on the farm, so we didn't have a lot. Also, with computers, I'm not very good with them. I just check my email.
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If you have a great-sounding guitar that's a quality instrument and a good amp, and you know how to make the guitar talk, that's the key. It starts with the guitar and knowing what it should sound and feel like.
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Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.
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I've always considered myself a filmmaker who writes stuff for himself to do.
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Power might feel tasty and good in the moment, but it will never be satisfying, never fill you up. Yep, no matter how much power you get, you will always feel empty. You just keep wanting more and more power.
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Love is so short, forgetting is so long.
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Romania is still very much underutilizing its natural and human potential.
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I'm lucky to have a wife and a child that keep me grounded.
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The most significant indicator that there is no disaster in Iraq is the fact that there is no exodus.
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If it hadn't been for the Cold War, neither Russia nor America would have been sending people into space.
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As a woman of color, slowly and with some coercing, the not-for-profit theaters around the country are beginning to recognize and embrace the power of our stories, but with regards to Broadway and other commercial venues, we remain very much marginalized and excluded from that larger creative conversation.
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I love stories. When I'm writing, what I pretend subconsciously is that we're cavemen, we're sitting around the fire, and I'm telling you stories. If I bore you, you're probably going to pick up a big club and hit me over the head.
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I never follow anybody's path, what they've done.
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Life's too short not to tell the people you love how you feel. Say it... and say it often. Oh, and start with God.
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It's kind of nice that the kids have kept me around this long. And the kids today did an awesome job.
