Eliot Sumner Quotes
With social networks these days, everyone needs to know everything all the time. But the problem is, people are so used to short snippets of information that no one has any attention span anymore. I don't, anyway.
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I want to go into science class and awaken that spark that makes learning possible.
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I've been accused of having very long ingredient lists, and I guess there's some truth in that.
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When I graduated from university I tried to buy a beeper, and it cost me $250. My pay at the time was $10 a month.
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I've really been writing a lot of country songs. I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump & Grind,' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes.
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I pinch myself daily at the good fortune of my life, you know, in many ways.
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I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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Are your people uncomfortable during meetings and tired at the end? If not, they're probably not mixing it up enough and getting to the bottom of important issues.
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Producing should be a creative responsibility.
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The chemistry that you get from living with your band and creating music and recording with your band translates to the stage.
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A person can't have everything in this world; and it was a little unreasonable of her to expect it.
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I think that was the case here. We just wanted it to be good for everybody.
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I'm stronger and sassier as a redhead.
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It is possible that, post-Kyoto, the developed countries will recognise the requirements of the developing world.
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I'm an actor, and I'm supposed to reflect real people.
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Vera Caspary wrote thrillers - but not like any other author of her time, male or female. Her specialty was a specific type that she pioneered - the psycho thriller.
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Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
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For as long as I can remember, we've been having debates about the foreign policy disasters and seemingly unsolvable problems around the world. Dinner conversations are replayed over generations - nothing seems to get better, and in some aspects, it seems dramatically worse, and that is especially true for women.
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Nothing that you do will ever feel good if you let people convince you that you have no choice.
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Quentin Tarantino was fantastic. I mean, he can be almost unbearable as a person. At a party, you can't get a word in edgewise for, like, an hour. But as a director, he is so completely open and just... present.
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It takes a real designer to design for real women.
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We strive for a culture of constant communication. Team members know in real time if there are performance issues. Team leaders know in real time if a team member is unhappy.
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I get up every morning determined to both change the world and to have one hell of a good time. Sometimes, this makes planning the day difficult.
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With social networks these days, everyone needs to know everything all the time. But the problem is, people are so used to short snippets of information that no one has any attention span anymore. I don't, anyway.
