Charles Francis Adams, Sr. Quotes
It is so very easy and so very pleasant, too, to read only books which lead to nothing, light and interesting books, and the more the better, that it is almost as difficult to wean ourselves from it as from the habit of chewing tobacco to excess, or of smoking the whole time, or of depending for stimulus upon tea or coffee or spirits.
Charles Francis Adams, Sr.
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Dancing is the last sport with no sponsor.
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The thing I find frustrating about rock music is, how different can you make an acoustic drum kit sound, an electric guitar and vocals? It's very stuck, whereas with electronic music, new sounds are being created.
Flume
The nightmare of materialism, which has turned the life of the universe into an evil, useless game, is not yet past; it holds the awakening soul still in its grip.
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Most of the people at my headline shows are in their 20s, but it varies a ton: like, I've had a six-year-old hug my leg after the show and a 60-year-old shake my hand. It's cool to see people connecting with the music across different generations.
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I did all my heavy partying before I turned sixteen.
Cameron Diaz
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Jack Antonoff
Fun.
Writing's like gambling. Unpredictable and sporadic successes make you more addicted, not less.
M. John Harrison
L.A. is big, although Hollywood's not as glamorous as I thought; it's kind of grungy.
Ben Hardy
If you do not have vision to where you want your product to go, you will never get there.
Noam Bardin
I hate storms, but calms undermine my spirits.
Bernard Moitessier
It is so very easy and so very pleasant, too, to read only books which lead to nothing, light and interesting books, and the more the better, that it is almost as difficult to wean ourselves from it as from the habit of chewing tobacco to excess, or of smoking the whole time, or of depending for stimulus upon tea or coffee or spirits.
Charles Francis Adams, Sr.
