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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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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Extremism is always potentially dangerous, but in Hungary's political reality, Jobbik and the other far-right parties have no chance of having a major influence.
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I knew the people who worked for me. When you know people, you have to behave towards them like human beings.
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Often, the pressure of the business and fear of having an open position encourages us to hire people who are either not right for the job or not ready to take on the responsibility.
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Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose.
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One of the interesting things an artist does is they keep rediscovering things, whether it's a jazz piece or a role you've done for 3,000 performances or a song you're singing for the 3,000th time. My job is to find that spark that keeps it fresh and alive.
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I'm so grateful that anyone has connected with my songs, let alone millions of people.
