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Ken Bruen Quotes

My father believed a real man didn't read, and my parents hoped I'd get some sense and find a job in insurance.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: irish
Birth: 1951

Topics

Father Job Man Parents Insurance

I was never trying to write a hit. I was just trying to write good songs and get a message out, and it was my great good fortune to be popular.

Good Great Trying Never Write Out

Not a day goes by where I'm not reminded of Gollum by some person in the street who asks me to do his voice or wants to talk to me about him. But because 'The Hobbit' has been talked about as a project for many years, I knew that at some point I'd have to reengage with him.

Day Me Voice Person Street Talk

I saw firsthand the toll that fraud can take on the victims and their families.

Fraud Take Saw Victims Families

I wanted to be an architect, an artist, or an actor.

Artist Actor Architect Wanted

Style is an expression of your individuality. Who you are and what your mood is, is what you wear.

Style You Individuality Mood Wear

Twitter... can ruin your life.

Life Ruin Your Twitter

For many, 'desire' is a bad word, something we're supposed to 'give up for God.' That kind of thinking can be really destructive because it teaches people to deny their hearts, their true selves.

God People Thinking Bad Desire True

Most of the serious disagreement I get comes through email or social media, where people are more comfortable.

Social Media People Media Serious

If you just have a single problem to solve, then fine, go ahead and use a neural network. But if you want to do science and understand how to choose architectures, or how to go to a new problem, you have to understand what different architectures can and cannot do.

Science Problem You Choose New Want

The only way to do something in depth is to work hard.

Work Work Hard Way Hard Depth Only

I keep mementos from everything I've done. I've got my cab driver's license from 'Happiness.' I've got a pair of glasses and a belt buckle from playing John Lennon. I've got a pair of sunglasses from playing Andy Warhol... It's all in a box in the garage.

Happiness Glasses Sunglasses Done

People don't like to feed live mice and rats to their snakes. Now we have a regular meat food that they will eat. Ninety percent of the snakes will eat this food and love it.

Dick Van Patten

Love Live Food People Now Will

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