Benjamin Hammond "Ben" Haggerty (Macklemore) Quotes
The reason why I meditate and pray in general is just to remind myself that it is not about me.
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It's up to God to do the judging. You haven't walked in my boots, so how are you going to judge me?
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I always feel like rejection is my petrol. That's what keeps me going.
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I chose to present myself as one who comes from among the people, and I can be touched by their pain because I have my own.
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I always wanted to be honest with myself and to those who have had faith in me.
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I don't have any office; I can write everywhere. So, I put a piece of paper on the table, and then I travel. Literally, writing for me is like travelling. It's getting out of myself and living another life - maybe a better life.
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I screen tested for 'The Tudors' in N.Y. That was my first experience of N.Y., being flown here to screen test with Jonathan Rhys Meyers. So I have very, very fond memories of New York – New York helped give me my first big break.
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I did a play called 'On Golden Pond' in a dinner theater in Maine and then went to New York for a talent competition having put together a three-man juggling routine and some one-liners and I got myself an agent from that.
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I can sit and analyze everything and beat myself up and say you don't quite sing as good as you used to, you're writing better songs maybe than you used to, but to me it's just the journey.
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It took me years to learn that sentences in fiction must do much more than stand around and look pretty.
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I wrote my first novel in eighth grade for a boy named Kenny on whom I had an unrequited crush and who sat behind me in social studies.
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There is only one thing keeping us from having heaven on earth: we can't believe it! Why? Because we don't want to be wrong - so we'll be right and make it hell!
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If even dying is to be made a social function, then, grant me the favor of sneaking out on tiptoe without disturbing the party.
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'The Unity Band' project has been life-changing for me. I have led many groups of talented musicians, but this is unlike anything else.
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I have some security that could protect me against provocations but of course there are more terrible actions that could not be stopped by any security.
Garry Kasparov -
I don't know how to be a rapper. I just know how to be me.
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Gospel music always relaxes me and calms my nerves.
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How in the world any one weighing 185 pounds can be cute is beyond me.
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There is no 'natural' order, only the way things are.
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When I diced vegetables, it was painstaking work to make sure that every single piece looked the same: 1/4-inch cubed for small, 3/4-inch cubed for large. It's a matter of practice and precision.
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You really can't stereotype people or put them in boxes, it's unfair.
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The bad news is, I have worked less than I have liked. The good news is, I can look back on my body of work and feel truly proud of the work I have done.
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The reason why I meditate and pray in general is just to remind myself that it is not about me.
