Ric Ocasek (Richard Theodore Otcasek) Quotes
As a songwriter, oddly enough, my influences were people like Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, and Buddy Holly. Some psychedelic stuff, too.
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I believe that dogma is often evil.
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I really like 'Roar' and 'Dark Horse.' 'Dark Horse' I really like, and I feel I would sing that in the bathroom; I would buy that album, and I think Katy Perry's amazing!
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You know they're not going to lose 162 consecutive games.
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
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I don't want to get too philosophical, but in a sense, you're given this gift, this sort of creative force in you, and I think everyone has it, and it's completely unique to you. And you as a person have a little bit of a responsibility as its shepherd if you choose to incorporate that into your life.
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To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things.
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Our planet's lands and oceans are already stretched to meet the demands of 7 billion people. The human population continues to grow. The search for sustainable solutions is an economic and a moral imperative if we are to create the future we want.
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I think the key to getting rid of illegal immigration, no matter where its coming from, is that you need to have a good legal apparatus for immigration.
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I still write in long hand. I type like a chimpanzee.
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When you're with your club team, every week you have a performance to judge. But when you're with the national team, it's a little different because you might not play for three or four months at a time. Things change constantly.
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Storms and darkness scared me, but somehow it encouraged me to learn about nature and I think nothing's dark, dark is beautiful too.
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You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.
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In the past, human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other, especially in highly stressful situations.
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We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the game.
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Sometimes I will make CliffsNotes of my CliffsNotes.
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I would love to work with Reese Witherspoon.
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My own idea is that these things are as piffle before the wind.
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The cultural expectation should be if there's infidelity, the marriage is more important than fidelity.
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I always knew there wasn't going to be anybody to help me and emotionally support me, that whatever I did I'd have to do on my own.
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I'm a student of patterns. At heart, I'm a physicist. I look at everything in my life as trying to find the single equation, the theory of everything.
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The moment the world falls apart, you start forgetting history and wrongdoings in the past.
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I did sound for a number of years, so I know the pain of the sound mixer on a set where everybody was talking.
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When people are friends, they have no need of justice, but when they are just, they need friendship in addition.
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As a songwriter, oddly enough, my influences were people like Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, and Buddy Holly. Some psychedelic stuff, too.
