Tom Waits Quotes

The sight of the first woman in the minimal two-piece was as explosive as the detonation of the atomic bomb by the U.S. at Bikini Island in the Marshall Isles, hence the naming of the bikini.

Tom Waits

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WomanIslandAtomic BombSightFirst

I'm an introverted extrovert. My job sets me apart, but I'm not hammy and don't need attention.

Jeremy Scott

JobMeAttentionNeedExtrovert

Music is something you can't really put in terms like in a sport, like running or football - that you win if you score more. In music, there's nothing like that.

Andris Nelsons

MusicFootballWinYouNothingMore

If you want to thrive in today's economy, you must challenge the status quo and get the financial education necessary to succeed.

Robert Kiyosaki

EducationTodayChallengeSucceed

'24' was so much fun. That was one of my all-time favourite jobs.

Jean Smart

FunSo Much FunMuchJobsFavourite

Pre-Christmas is very important, and it is stressful, and, you know, even in the biblical story... travelling on the donkey in a stressful environment.

Michael Leunig

StoryEnvironmentYouKnowImportant

I have to put my career first.

Luis Suarez

CareerFirstPut

We are always doing something for posterity, but I would fain see posterity do something for us.

Joseph Addison

DoingAlwaysSeeSomethingUsWould

I was in a lake in 'Love Actually', and I was attacked by some hideous aquatic beast and was rushed to the hospital by a man named Rafael! Something stung my elbow, and it blew up to the size of a tennis ball.

Colin Firth

LoveManLakeBeastTennisHospital

We are so fortunate that our new and existing investors share our vision of making Hyperloop the world's first new mode of transportation in over a century. We initially targeted $50 million and ended up raising $85 million instead.

Shervin Pishevar

VisionWorldTransportationNewOver

I was very protective of my privacy. I didn't want people to write bad things about me that weren't true, because that's just not fair. Fifty percent of everything written about me is wrong.

Ricky Gervais

PeopleMeBadWrongPrivacyTrue

I'm not really comfortable with who I am to be honest. I feel more free to step into the shoes of somebody else. There's always an element of me in there but, you know, if you give me a script and some clothes I can do anything. But, as Ryan, I'm a bit of a recluse.

Ryan Kwanten

ShoesI AmStepMeFreeClothes

I like getting up early. I get up around five.

Marilu Henner

EarlyUpGetFiveLikeAround

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