Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.

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• I was staying with my sister and messing around with the guitar every day for my own amusement. Then she took me around and introduced me to Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Little Walter, and the first time I saw that onstage, it inspired me to play. I thought that was the world.

  

  Otis Rush
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• Many of the songs on Undertow were written at the time Opiate came out.

  

  Adam Jones
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• Middle school was probably my hardest time. I was trying to fit in for so long, until about junior year of high school when I realized that trying to fit into this one image of perfection was never going to make me happy.

  

  Maiara Walsh
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• There's always going to be a little bit of autobiographical content to everything. It's how you lend some authority to what you write - you give it that weight by drawing on your direct experiences and indirect experiences from people that you know well, or a little.

  

  Ian Anderson
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• I'd really love to work with Quentin Tarantino. There's so many people that I'd love to work with, but there's something about Quentin, and one of my all-time favorite films is 'Kill Bill.' Something along those lines would be such a blast.

  

  Maika Monroe
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• Life histories tell you just about everything you need to know about an animal.

  

  Jack Horner
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• Every time I go out there and compete, my number is, of course, $100 million or better.

  

  Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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• You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

  

  M. Scott Peck
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• 'Pyrapshere' began as a sketch for a variety show I produced called 'A Pretty Good Show.' My partner, Andersen Gabrych, and I expanded it into a full-fledged faux-religion, including a list of 21 tenets, sacred symbols, testimonials, and even a clothing line. Many people believed it was a real thing and wanted to join.

  

  Maggie Rowe
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• I feel a responsibility to the fans who have paid to see me and I want to give as good a show as I possibly can.

  

  Florence Welch Florence and the Machine
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• Crossword puzzles, Sudoku... I'm good at all those things. It's not daily, but I'll do stuff on the airplane. I love playing chess. It's my favorite game.

  

  Larry Fitzgerald
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• I wrote 'White Teeth' in the late nineties. I didn't really feel trepidatious about it. It was a different time.

  

  Zadie Smith
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• When I find someone who is worth it, I'll be nice and respect that person and put some time in.

  

  Ed Westwick
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• I walked out of 'Harry and the Hendersons.' Harry bugged me; I don't know. Yeah, it's weird because I think Sasquatches are great, but not then. Maybe not that weekend - I don't know. I don't know what it was.

  

  Teddy Sears
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• If you know how to make software, then you can create big things.

  

  Xavier Niel
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• I don't have one role that I want to play. I guess... I want to be a producer. I want to be an activist. I want to be proactive in bringing about work for men, women, boys, girls, everybody who is good at what they do and deserve a shot at it.

  

  Octavia Spencer
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• I feel disconnected, like I don't know where I am, if I'm on my phone too much. I'm also just the type to call. I'm not good on text.

  

  Zac Efron
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• But I know somebody who has a bedside urinal. How do I compete with that?

  

  Lara Flynn Boyle
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• As a leader, I believe it's important to have an open door with your staff. Those who want to learn and to grow in their careers will walk through that door and into your life. I encourage people to come and seek me out at 'Frontline' with good ideas, curiosity, and drive.

  

  Raney Aronson-Rath
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• Well, the problem is the freedom that the sport gives you without getting to politics. Unfortunately, you cannot now separate it because people cannot be truthful; they have to be politically correct. There's no more sincerity. What we had before was freedom of speech and freedom of expression without judgement. That's why I don't get into politics.

  

  Hakeem Olajuwon
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• There's no money in theater, but artistically speaking, it's so much more fulfilling! But, of course, there are still so many people left in film that I would love to work with as well - like Guy Ritchie! I'm a big fan of his work. He's at the top of my list of people I would love to collaborate with.

  

  Elena Kampouris
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• Being the person who gets to make a movie about Wonder Woman, of course, I take that incredibly seriously. I am a huge Wonder Woman fan, and the aspiration comes totally naturally to me.

  

  Patty Jenkins
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• I hate horror movies, with a passion.

  

  Katee Sackhoff
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• This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.

  

  Ralph Waldo Emerson
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