Ben Hopkins Quotes
Creating a safe space at our shows isn't encouraging anything. It's just saying thank you.
Quotes to Explore
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I believed I was invincible.
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I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.
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The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.
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Historically, the Balkans have been an incubator of war.
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When people refer to 'Back in the Day,' it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.
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Leading from behind doesn't work.
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My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50's and 60's and later some of the pop people from the same time period along with the better of the well known blues musicians.
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I'm in so many videos. There was a period of about two years where I danced for everyone: Kylie Minogue, Ed Sheeran, Jessie J, Taio Cruz. It got to the point where my fees were double the other girls', and I wouldn't even have to audition. They'd call my agent directly and say, 'We want twigs to come in.'
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Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.
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I've committed to surfing the rest of my life.
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After the Pearl Harbor attacks, around 120,000 Japanese Americans were jailed in internment camps. If an attack on U.S. soil were perpetrated by people who were not white and Christian, we can be pretty damn sure that racists would have a field day.
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I have never been attracted to any kind of violence.
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I'm 80 years old, and I don't know what I'm going to be when I grow up.
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During the crusades all were religious mad, and now all are mad for want of it.
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I'm terrified of walking into a room full of people. Sitting down at a dinner table with 15 strangers brings me out in a sweat.
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The amount of culture going on in a small country like Israel is amazing.
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I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.
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The primary one being, like I said, I don't like rock 'n' roll piano.
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While I drew, and wept along with the terrified children I was drawing, I really felt the burden I am bearing. I felt that I have no right to withdraw from the responsibility of being an advocate.
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Through teaching myself how to be happy and get through things, I hope I can also do that for other people.
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For the company of the great is good company as Shakespeare understood it, as Plutarch understood it. The past remains the source from which example and precept can still be drawn.
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You don't have to work for Google, or any of the other firms encouraging staff to pursue personal projects on company time, to use slowness to unlock your creativity. Anyone can do it. Start by clearing space in your schedule for rest, daydreaming and serendipity. Take breaks away from your desk, especially when you get stuck on a problem.
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When I return to the writing process after being away from it for a while, the first part of it always is being honest with myself: What am I into right now? Is it rock bands and guitars, is it noise, is it dance beats and electronics? Is it space, is it clutter?
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Creating a safe space at our shows isn't encouraging anything. It's just saying thank you.
