Ed Seykota Quotes
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I see myself as an artist who happens to do cartoons.
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There were many years when I was hand-to-mouth and didn't know how I was gonna make rent. I've done every job under the sun, from busing tables, temping, and working in factories to SAT prep and detailing cars. So to be able to make a living where all I do is write is absolutely liberating.
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I had a restaurant in Georgia for a while, and I really miss feeding everybody.
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I think the rise of China is inevitable, because China has moved from a low-cost producer, at low levels of technology, to higher levels of technology, and because it's very competitive, even in some high-tech products they offer at very competitive rates - much lower than their competitors.
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Experimental science is fascinating, but I don't want to do it. I want other people to do it, and I'll read about it.
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Making the record was tons of fun, the most fun I've ever had.
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I didn't feel the kind of joy every day playing drums that I thought you were supposed to feel.
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The eyes of the world are fixed on the U.S. to see if we have the political courage and moral sense to solve our debt crisis.
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Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.
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In 13 years of doing my day job, I've learned a few things about motivating people. It's about setting a vision and, as long as everyone knows why they're doing what they're doing, you achieve that vision.
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Imagination needs to be fed.
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In this hectic life, we have no time to take care of ourselves, hence massage is needed for rejuvenation and stress reduction. A lot of people are looking for quick fixes: like, they are taking medications, and they are doing other things which are not healthy. But massage is very holistic and natural.
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Don't kiss a man who hasn't shaved.
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The shivering birds beneath the eavesHave sheltered for the night.
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You had to have a unanimous jury verdict, and one percent of contributory negligence barred all recovery. It was so satisfying to realize I could do it. And I'll tell you what motivated me: competitiveness. I was betting on me. That's what a contingent-fee lawyer does.
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Hospitality is almost impossible to teach. It's all about hiring the right people.
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It is possible to interpret without observing, but not to observe without interpreting.
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That wild beast which lives in man and does not dare to show itself until the barriers of law and custom have been removed, was now set free.
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The things that I look at include Renaissance art. I'm obsessed with churches and paintings of saints.
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I always play with a very high ponytail so that my hair doesn't bother me.
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I didn't know I was going to go into musical theater necessarily. It was never planned. I just kind of fell into it because I knew I wanted to act, and yet I had this opera training... I knew I had a voice.
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Longevity is the key to success.
