Andrew Bird Quotes
I still kind of believe this absurd line that if you have to write it down, it's not worth remembering.
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The financial catastrophe of 2008 nearly precipitated a calamitous economic depression, jolting America and much of the West into a sudden recognition of their systemic vulnerability to unregulated greed.
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That's what I love about our music - it'll never be a hit because you can't dance to it.
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Brain cells are normally not sensitive to light. So by introducing light-sensitive proteins into specific types of neurons, we can now selectively control that specific type of neuron by shining light in the brain.
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If your contribution has been vital there will always be somebody to pick up where you left off, and that will be your claim to immortality.
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And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
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Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
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In the past, the West had tried to export one formula of democracy which should fit to the rest of the world, and they discovered that this doesn't work.
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To transform yourself is to transform your destiny.
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I have had an amazing career for a man who hits things for a living.
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As soon as you get over caring what people think, you can have a nice time.
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Now I want to make it plain that 'The Virgin Spring' must be regarded as an aberration. It's touristic, a lousy imitation of Kurosawa.
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I probably have traveled and walked into more variety stores than anybody in America.
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It's hard not to play golf that's up to Jack Nicklaus standards when you are Jack Nicklaus.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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I'm not well versed on the verbiage of the internet.
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You've got to eat while you dream. You've got to deliver on short-range commitments, while you develop a long-range strategy and vision and implement it. The success of doing both. Walking and chewing gum if you will. Getting it done in the short-range, and delivering a long-range plan, and executing on that.
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Being a public company is really terrible for most companies. I'd say Facebook and Google have done a pretty good job of standing up to the incredible quarterly pressure to hit numbers, but most companies - and I've observed a lot now - don't do a very good job of that.
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It's funny, because in drama school, my greatest strength was my range. So my early career was like that: I played all kinds of different characters.
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I try to get the best performance an actor can give.
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I used to adore my old man because he was always so kind. That's one of the most beautiful things I have in my life - the way my father and mother were. And my father was a real ugly man. So it doesn't matter if you look like a gorilla. You see, dogs like us, we ain't such dogs as we think we are.
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I believe that every child in Maryland deserves a world-class education, regardless of what neighborhood they grow up in.
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I've never had any problem with criticism. I've given a lot, and I've copped a lot. But I believe I've got a role to play by insisting that women be judged by their contribution - not somebody's view of what they should be about.
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When I was playing I felt tired all the time. My recovery period was a lot longer than the other players. They'd be ok after an hour - I'd have to stay in bed till the next session.
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I still kind of believe this absurd line that if you have to write it down, it's not worth remembering.
