Ben Parr Quotes
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Beethoven's importance in music has been principally defined by the revolutionary nature of his compositions. He freed music from hitherto prevailing conventions of harmony and structure.
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When I was a kid, all I ever wanted was to be famous.
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It's been so amazing. I've always struggled with this barrier that I felt like I'd had up until blogging came along. Just one comment from somebody really sparks something in me. It doesn't need to be this huge war between me and the listeners anymore. I really thrive on that.
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The states are not free, under the guise of protecting maternal health or potential life, to intimidate women into continuing pregnancies.
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I think watching Channing Tatum caress his Lego Oscar statue will be something I won't forget. Even if I try.
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I kind of crave loneliness.
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In a marathon, if you run too fast, you get exhausted. If you run too slow, you never make it.
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I grew up in a cloistered, conservative culture that adhered to strict gender roles. So it's easy to understand why the 'girl dressed as a boy' trope resonated so much. In a world that didn't want to give people like me adventures or significance, books with cross-dressing girls were treasures.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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When I was really young, I wanted to grow up and be the sun. Which shows an early penchant for ambition or narcissism or grandiosity or delusion - all of which are bellwethers for becoming a writer.
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Throughout my life I have always been amazed that people couldn't listen to other people, that they couldn't hear their best intent, that there seemed to be an enormous need to demonize.
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The Bay of Bengal is hit frequently by cyclones. The months of November and May, in particular, are dangerous in this regard.
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To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.
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Man is largely a creature of habit, and many of his activities are more or less automatic reflexes from the stimuli of his environment.
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I only feel sorry for weak people. And mostly what I've come to find is that the weak people are the ones that are the haters.
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If I have to draw attention away from some hormone-induced acne on my chin, I put on a lot of mascara.
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Understanding where to be in your own zone really takes some time and development to learn.
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I have to prove myself in a lot of ways - as an actor, as a person, as someone who can handle pressure.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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Right is of no sex, Truth is of no color, God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren.
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When I think about women of color and their place politically in the world and culture... they've had two layers of just garbage to overcome. To me, a black woman is a woman-woman.
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Growing up South African, I was comparatively in a world of privilege, especially being the youngest and being figuratively wrapped up in cotton wool by the rest of the family.
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Academics were not a challenge when I was fifteen in college. The challenge was figuring out how to fit in socially.
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The world's most successful entrepreneurs play hard, but they work even harder.
