Mike Shinoda Quotes
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Most of my songs have names of people I've met or are dear to me. There are people who have privacy issues and about people knowing about their private life. But for me, I like to include few special names and few details about them to make the song very special to me.
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I usually listen to classic rock and roll.
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I'm very conscious of... I don't feel like a star.
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I will not be collateral damage in a presidential campaign, nor will I be a woman bullied by Hillary Clinton.
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My first year of college was tough. I thought that just being an athlete I could get by. I thought I was okay until I got kicked out, which happened twice.
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Investors are right to demand a clear path to self-sustainability from every business they invest in, and I believe we should ask for the same from philanthropy.
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Life is God's art.
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Most pitchers fear losing their fastball, but since I don't have one, I have nothing to fear but fear itself.
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I'm a businessman and actor and I still make appearances.
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Going to the conventions, seeing the incredible amount of love that people put into their clothing, costumes, gadgetry, and art of all kinds, is a huge treat for me.
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I'm not bothered or sad about being on my own - after all, I've never had a husband.
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As much as it might look like, to someone else, that I'm successful, I never feel like I'm anywhere. The further I go, I still feel equally further from my eventual goal. Because as I grow, I get more goals. I'm never content.
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At the same, we need to remain sensitive to the reality that we are still an African society in which the majority of the people and communities live under severe deprivations and afflictions that are no fault of theirs.
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Man does not live by words alone, in spite of the fact that sometimes he has to eat them.
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America is a collection of people from different races, religions, and backgrounds - that is part of what makes us great. But a common language is what brings all of those people together to form a community.
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I started performing opera when I was 10 years old. I didn't perform as Zola Jesus until I was probably 18.
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I like things that make you grit your teeth. I like tucking my chin in and sort of leading into the storm. I like that feeling. I like it a lot.
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Everything I ask is a question from Tamron, like it or not. My team does not write my questions. We put together a segment. We talk about the elements that I want, but we have a conversation for that hour with our guests.
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Classical pianist Awadagin Pratt. I first heard this eccentric and introverted performer when I was living in the Midwest. He was playing Brahms ballades - haunting.
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A pat on the back is six inches away from a kick up the ass.
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Growing up I studied classically and did lots of shows in school.
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How can a reason which hates God be called sound?
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I liked the piano. I always liked playing. I just hated homework.
