Jason Isbell Quotes

I think sometimes I write to impress my influences. Whether they're actually acquaintances of mine, people that I think will hear the record or not, I still write - not to imitate my influences - but to write something that would live up to their standards.

Jason Isbell

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LivePeopleThinkSometimesImpress

Becoming a parent has changed the risk calculus for me. But it might be age, too, and seeing a lot of friends die in the mountains. Will I take the same risks I took in my 20s? Probably not, but I will always push myself in the mountains.

Jimmy Chin

AgeMyselfMountainsRisksMePush

I was always a champion of the minority, of the underdog.

Jerry Heller

ChampionUnderdogAlwaysMinority

It is widely accepted and understood that consumer decisions are as much influenced by emotional attachments to a product or service as by factors like price and performance. So why is it that when it comes to most aspects of human transportation, the world still seems to believe people are rational machines?

Jens Martin Skibsted

ServicePeopleWorldBelievePrice

If you're open with people and provide context for the decisions that your making, customers will stick with you.

Andrew Mason

PeopleDecisionsYouWillOpenYour

I did not, like my children and people today, grow up with television as part of my life.

Robert Redford

LifeTodayChildrenPeopleMy Life

Writing novels is where I'm most comfortable. It's a very intimate experience.

Matthew Nable

ExperienceWritingComfortableWhere

I never knew what I even looked like in a suit before I worked at 'Saturday Night Live.'

Andy Samberg

LiveNightSaturdayNeverSuitKnew

You have to know what you own. You have to really do your homework in terms of knowing what supports your bonds.

Meredith Whitney

HomeworkYouKnowKnowingOwnYour

The more people who see a film, the more life it has. But I don't like when people watch DVDs and look at two scenes, but they don't look at the whole movie. Or they sit and talk to each other. You should always watch a movie all the way through.

John Singleton

LifePeopleYouLookWayTalk

You spend a lot of time studying, and you want to do something with that. Something that's tangible, like creating a show, writing a screenplay, making a difference.

Sophie Hunter

TimeWritingYouCreatingWantShow

Few remember that Trump was among the first in the country to recognize the danger of radical Islam.

Roger Stone

RememberCountryIslamFirstDanger

We'd all survive if Twitter shut down for a short while during major riots. Social media isn't any more important than a train station, a road or a bus service. We don't worry about police temporarily closing those. Common sense. If riot info and fear is spreading by Facebook and Twitter, shut them off for an hour or two, then restore.

Louise Mensch

FearServicePoliceSocial Media

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