Ben Casnocha Quotes
I've always loved to write, and I kept a diary of what I thought about my business, being an entrepreneur and other things of interest to me.
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In the last 5 years, American employers have lost over $150 billion of productivity to depression alone. That is more than the GDP of 28 different States during the same period.
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People think that celebs make a lot more money than we do. We look for bargains and we do a lot of stuff on our own.
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Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.
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Obviously, I never want to make the same record twice. I want to keep moving forward. That's the real challenge, I think.
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Lyrically, I personally lean towards venting.
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Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.
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When you're in the battlefield, survival is all there is. Death is the only great emotion.
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With the 'Old Kingdom' trilogy, at least half the readers were older adults rather than younger adults. I wrote them for myself with no particular audience in mind.
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Men enter local politics solely as a result of being unhappily married.
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I picture my books as movies when I get stuck, and when I'm working on a new idea, the first thing I do is hit theaters to work out pacing and mood.
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It's funny, because when I was in college, all my professors said, 'You should do comedy.' And I was like, 'No! No!' But I was able to get my foot in the door through comedy. I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to do it.
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I had never done a roast, but I really wanted to, because it's so different from standup.
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I love having wine with my meals. And if I splurge, I'm going to splurge big, because if I deny my cravings, it just ends up backfiring on me, you know?
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Barack Obama's victories in 2008 and 2012 were dismissed by some of his critics as merely symbolic for African Americans. But there is nothing 'mere' about symbols.
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The people know their rights, and they are never slow to assert and maintain them when they are invaded.
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My parents were just really weird and protective about the music I listened to. Whenever I wanted to buy an album, they would have to buy it first and listen to it and let me know if I could have it.
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Night fell clean and cold in Dublin, and wind moaned beyond my room as if a million pipes played the air.
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'The Road' is about that fear that all parents can have - 'What's going to happen to your child if you're not around?'
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I have a Bolex, Aaton, Arriflex, Eyemo, Filmo, Mitchell, Photosonic, Beaulieu, Keystone - just about every movie camera you can think of.
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I want to be very clear: if we are to sell this business, we are not a forced seller.
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If you want to get across an idea, wrap it up in person.
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There was a moment, a few weeks after I signed, that it actually hit me. I was signed to a major label.
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You have to believe in what you do. Take something you truly believe in and go about it in an honest way.
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I've always loved to write, and I kept a diary of what I thought about my business, being an entrepreneur and other things of interest to me.
