Rachel Platten Quotes
I'm so grateful that anyone has connected with my songs, let alone millions of people.
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I joined the Army at 19 as a soldier and spent about four and a half years with them. Then I broke my back in a freefall parachuting accident and spent a year in rehabilitation back in the U.K.
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In my town, and especially in my area, there were people from everywhere: Algerians, Senegalese, French people, Asians, all kinds of immigrants and natives, and everyone circulated.
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This identity, this mind, this particular cast of speech, is nearly over.
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To the best of my judgment, I have labored for, and not against, the Union. As I have not felt, so I have not expressed any harsh sentiment towards our Southern brethren. I have constantly declared, as I really believed, the only difference between them and us is the difference of circumstances.
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You should only have so many accessories. You have to make sure you have the right ones at the right time.
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When I was in school, there was no such thing as girls' athletics.
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It used to hurt me that people thought I didn't have the technique and the temperament to play Test cricket.
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Being at the Apollo, I was always starstruck.
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The words of truth are always paradoxical.
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Remember this: classics never make a comeback. They wait for that perfect moment to take the spotlight from overdone, tired trends.
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Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.
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I think back to the 1990s, when I joined the Army, and all those peacetime years that we had, thinking, 'Will we ever go into combat?'
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When the word 'morality' comes up in connection with economics, income distribution and financial stability are usually the issues. Is it moral for rich countries to use such a high proportion of the world's resources or for investment bankers to earn large bonuses?
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Everything that has happened to me has been amazing and surprising.
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I had seen birth and death but had thought they were different.
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There was a long time where I was an 'artist' in quotes, who had no money. But I guess back then I also never had a girlfriend.
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I am not a hound; I am an attention-seeker. Very different animal. My kind of attention requires greater finesse.
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In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.
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I'm not the best singer, but I like the way I sing my songs.
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I used to record but just in my own studio or in my friend's back when I toyed with the idea of being a rapper.
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We've got the science, we've had the debate. The moral imperative is on the table. Great creativity is needed to take it all, make it simple and sharp. To make it connect. To make it make people want to act.
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Each time you go to the grocery store with your kids, it is a potential learning opportunity. In order not to overemphasize materialism, focus on other things to do with money. In 'Beyond the Lemonade Stand,' I try to emphasize the importance of saving money, and of using it to help other people.
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But I have a good life. I enjoy what I do. I am married to work.
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I'm so grateful that anyone has connected with my songs, let alone millions of people.
