Ric Ocasek Quotes

As a songwriter, oddly enough, my influences were people like Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, and Buddy Holly. Some psychedelic stuff, too.

Ric Ocasek

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
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  • Birth: March 23, 1949

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I was told when I went for a life-insurance exam when I was 18 that I was not likely to live past 50, so I refused to pay the premium.

Jeffrey Tate

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Putting yourself out there is hard, but it's so worth it. I don't think anyone who has ever spoken out, or stood up or had a brave moment, has regretted it. It's empowering and confidence-building and inspiring. Not only to other people, but to yourself.

Megan Rapinoe

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And I wasn't a journalist any more than I was a trained nurse.

May Sinclair

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Living in London is awesome.

Mesut Ozil

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What I like about the jokes, to me it's a lot of logic, no matter how crazy they are. It has to make absolute sense, or it won't be funny.

Steven Wright

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I felt that it's best just to be as transparent as possible.

Rupert Murdoch

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When someone gives you a compliment, believe them.

Molly Sims

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The church is not made up of one person but a whole congregation, and they should be able to interact with art without being told what to think.

Chris Ofili

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I hope Seth Rollins becomes the safest, best wrestler in the world. And I wish him all the luck in the world.

Bret Hart

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Having realised that in cooking there was a vast field of study and development, I said to myself, 'Although I had not originally intended to enter this profession, since I am in it, I will work in such a fashion that I will rise above the ordinary, and I will do my best to raise again the prestige of the chef de cuisine.'

Auguste Escoffier

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It's the time of year when the literati give advice on what we should be reading on our summer holidays. These terrifying lists often leave me appalled at my own ignorance, but also suspicious about the pretension of their advocates.

Arthur Smith

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Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline.

William Hague

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