Mike Posner Quotes
A lot of people have trouble putting into words what my music is, and it's because of where I grew up.
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There is no button that you push and the next day you become independent.
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We left my birthplace, Brooklyn, New York, in 1939 when I was 13. I enjoyed the ethnic variety and the interesting students in my public school, P.S. 134. The kids in my neighborhood were only competitive in games, although unfriendly gangs tended to define the limits of our neighborhood.
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I've spoken with friends who are rabbis and priests and we've agreed that most people have an emotional attachment to their faith, a desire to fulfill their spiritual longings, but they are not experts in understanding the history of their religion.
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Of course, there can be serious injustices within free societies.
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At night, I love dressing up. I love putting on an outfit.
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Just try to get the puck and make plays, not so much worry about scoring or getting an assist or points, just try to get it and make plays. That should take care of itself.
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You have to decide who you are going to serve - stockholders or your customers.
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I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.
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My motto is: feel the fear and do it anyway.
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On certain, delicate subjects, bringing in outsiders to talk about values is pertinent because pupils listen to them more attentively.
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People are really upside down. They want a government they can trust. They want one that's not going to raise their taxes by $15 billion and not lay off one state employee.
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Whatever we put our attention on will grow stronger in our life.
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I never thought of having platinum albums and winning awards. I just wanted to write songs and sing when I started out in the music business.
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I had short hair for a while, but I ended up loving it.
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Cultures are never merely intellectual constructs. They take form through the collective intelligence and memory, through a commonly held psychology and emotions, through spiritual and artistic communion.
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When you locate good in yourself, approve of it with determination. When you locate evil in yourself, despise it as something detestable.
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I left the White House in 2007. You know, I knew when I went there that it would be for a limited period of time. I was grateful that the average tenure of a white house senior aide is 18 to 20 months. I was there for nearly seven years.
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It's often difficult for conservatives to separate overall government intervention from a question as simple as the census.
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I have always wanted my children's dads to be involved in their lives. Not just the day-to-day aspect, but the emotional shifts that they go through, when little things pop up - they need to be included, absolutely, and for the children to feel that they are.
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Your job as a parent is to listen. And to dole out as much love as you can. That includes tough love.
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I love Amarte. It's a Korean brand. They are amazing. All of their products are so great.
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It's easier for China to assert its maritime power by creating artificial islands in the South China Sea than by defying the U.S. Pacific Fleet with an aircraft carrier.
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And of course I didn't make any money from stand up for years, so I had temp jobs. That was the way I made money.
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A lot of people have trouble putting into words what my music is, and it's because of where I grew up.
