Tom Lehrer Quotes

If, after hearing my songs, just one human being is inspired to say something nasty to a friend or, perhaps to strike a loved one, it will all have been worth the while.

Tom Lehrer

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FriendLovedWorthStrikeSayWill

I had a blast writing the Ranger in 'The Great Dinosaur Rush' for the Moonstone collection. The story turned out to be twice as long as it was supposed to be, but I was having fun. I even showed the Ranger in his 'old prospector' disguise, and I had some nice exchanges between the Ranger and Tonto.

Mel Odom

GreatFunWritingHaving FunStory

After all, sustainability means running the global environment - Earth Inc. - like a corporation: with depreciation, amortization and maintenance accounts. In other words, keeping the asset whole, rather than undermining your natural capital.

Maurice Strong

WordsEnvironmentalEnvironmentEarth

I love animals and they're very easy to look after when they're dead.

Amanda Seyfried

LoveEasyLookAnimalsDeadVery

Artists and the traditional record company model are at odds. The music business has notoriously taken from the artist. That shouldn't be the narrative.

Steve Stoute

BusinessMusicArtistCompanyOdds

I wasn't a friendly child. I was reserved and mostly kept to myself. My family tells me they've noticed a sea change in me after I've grown up. But I guess that's natural. Your surroundings, friends, college, etc. do make a lot of difference to your personality.

Shraddha Kapoor

FamilyChangeSeaMyselfPersonality

A lot of times, people feel that if they forgive the person who hurt them, then they will continue to take advantage of them or not take responsibility for what they did wrong.

Joyce Meyer

ResponsibilityPeopleHurtFeelWill

I believe if you start a business with the intent of making it huge, you're already prioritizing the wrong thing. Size is important, but it's a byproduct of a whole bunch of other things that are worth way more of your mental energy - customers, service, quality.

Jason Fried

BusinessServiceQualityStartYou

I've always been massively aware of clothing.

Jonathan Anderson

AlwaysClothingAwareBeenMassively

I'd like to do Broadway if the right project came along, but my mission in life is that I want to help change people's lives.

Derek Hough

LifeChangePeopleHelpMission

I had a very rough and tumultuous childhood.

Corey Feldman

ChildhoodRoughVeryHadTumultuous

My friend Danny Clinch, who's a photographer, gave me a big, signed, numbered print of a photo he took of Eddie Vedder in Seattle. It's hung in my writing room where I have posters of writers that inspire me. They're all pointing at me. Tom Waits is like, 'Don't sell out!'

Brian Fallon

FriendMeWritingInspireSeattle

I can't imagine leaving the restaurant. It's hard for me to separate my life from my work; I'm really thinking about what we're doing every day.

Alice Waters

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