Sam Yagan Quotes
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Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.
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Marylanders are among the nation's hardest working and most educated people. We have universities and schools that are among the best in the nation.
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Most of my friends in Nashville - almost all of them - seem to have had hits in the '70s, either as artists or songwriters or producers.
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I practice on the roads of Gaza as we don't have good stadiums and tracks so I gave my best.
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The best lesson I was given is that all of life teaches, especially if we have that expectation.
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First, I thought Twitter was some kind of hybrid car being developed by Government Motors. Then I thought it was a new bite-size snack combining what's best of the Frito and the Cheeto. Then I found out it was me. On a laptop. At the U.S. Open. Having fun.
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Helping people boost themselves out of poverty is the best way to make a lasting positive difference in a person's life.
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The problem with most children's hospitals is that they are passive. They are high quality. They are filled with the best doctors. But their function is to wait until kids get sick and get referred in.
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One should always try to do the best you possibly can. I'm not in a race to the finish line - I won't put anything out until it's completely ready. You want to keep it special and unique for the customer.
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I always joke with people that having nephews is the best birth control there is.
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Award shows, like the Grammys, were tough on us early in hip-hop, not even televising our categories or splitting them up on best male or female or any of that. We had to earn them.
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One of the pleasantest things about book writing is that sometimes it brings one in touch with old friends.
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Fundamentalists are not friends of democracy. And that includes your fundamentalists in the United States.
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I think that there's no doubt that as I see friends, families, children of gay couples who are thriving, you know, that has an impact on how I think about these issues.
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I love spending time with my family and friends during the holidays, and my favorite holiday tradition would be the pozole that my mom makes almost every Christmas. It's the best!
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I don't believe in a lot of schmoozing and buttering up. Not that you don't become friends in work. But I think it's a misconception that you have to do a lot of hanging before you work.
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Music is the best means we have of digesting time.
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You need people around you that care about you and are thinking about you in your best interest. And keep your mind straight.
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I live in Ireland near the sea, only one mile from where I grew up - that's good, since I've known many of my neighbours for between 50-60 years. Gordon and I play chess every day, and we are both equally bad. We play chatty, over-talkative bad bridge with friends every week.
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Human beings ought not to draw in their antennae at every ungentle touch, like supersensitive insects.
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I used to have to beg and borrow £25 to hire some French windows. I started producing in 1967, and I was in debt until 1981. Having a think about whether you can afford 'this' or 'that' is a good discipline to have, to maximise what you can achieve to the highest standard.
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The mistake I really learned from was in 2005, leading the Indianapolis 500. I had a decision whether or not to save enough fuel to finish the race - which meant slowing down - or going all-out for the win. I went conservative and saved enough fuel to go to the end but finished fourth.
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I don't dress any particular way to impress anyone or market myself for my music. It's actually who I am.
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My OkCupid co-founders are my best friends. We were in each other's weddings.
