Ben Folds Quotes
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By the time I got to Northwestern University in 1930, I was a football bum more interested in being an All-Star player and signing on with a pro team than going after a newspaper job.
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Re-examining our reasoning is not something that has come naturally to American statesmen.
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Since 9/11, there has been a huge leap in people wanting to get personally involved in public service and international affairs.
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I am getting to that age where I am too old to play the boy next door and too young to play Uncle Fester.
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I was fortunate enough to visit a lot of beautiful places around the world. The most astonishing and memorable experiences were my trips to Africa and Australia.
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Secretly, I think everyone who makes fun of California really does want to be in California.
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Poetry is a phantom script telling how rainbows are made and why they go away.
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I don't really care about gossip. I care about building great businesses.
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Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
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I was a shy gay man at a time when it was illegal to be gay.
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I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.
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I certainly love doing comedy and feel most comfortable near it.
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We do not need to proselytise either by our speech or by our writing. We can only do so really with our lives. Let our lives be open books for all to study.
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I had a strong vision for 'The Best Man Holiday,' so I was able to translate that to the actors and ultimately to the screen. Things can't get too heavy or too outrageously funny; it has to strike a balance. Tone is everything. If you've set the right tone, you can get away with a lot of stuff. You can get away with making people cry.
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With great ideas come great changes. Bitcoin's that.
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When I feel like my body is exhausted, I focus on making my fifth Olympic team so I can push through it.
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I established a certain standard of behavior, that, during my playing, there must be no talking.
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Our music comes from our hearts - and it always has.
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The hate and scorn showered on us Negro officers by our fellow Americans convinced me that there was no sense in my dying for a world ruled by them. I made up my mind that if I got through this war I would study law and use my time fighting for men who could not strike back.
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Physical well-being is not only a priceless asset to oneself-it is a heritage to be passed on. With good health, all other activities of life are greatly enhanced. A clean mind in a healthy body enables one to render far more effective service to others. It helps one provide more vigorous leadership. It gives our every experience in life more zest and more meaning. Robust health is a noble and worthwhile attainment.
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Proust writes, he remembers, physically. He depends on his body to give him the information that will bring him to the past. His book is called 'In Search of Lost Time,' and he does it through the senses. He does it through smell. He does it through feeling. He does it through texture. It is all physically driven, that language.
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If I had all the filmmakers that traumatized me when I was a little kid in this room, all I would say is, 'Thank you,' because they've made me who I am. As much as I say 'trauma,' it all comes from a place of love. The fact that I am feeling emotions at all based on a work is a wonderful thing, so I'm happy to be a part of that discussion.
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Whether or not Big Brother is watching us, we certainly have to watch him, which may be even worse.
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Now that I have found someone I'm feeling more alone Than I ever have before.
