Holly Near Quotes

Music can be used against us as much as it can be used for us. Muzak can put a whole nation to sleep, whereas a lullaby is intended to put a child to sleep in a sweet way.

Holly Near

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MusicSleepChildSweetWayNation

I am a clinical zombie.

Andy Biersack

I AmZombieClinicalAm

Every role you do is kind of a side of yourself. That's why they give you the part.

John Cusack

YourselfYouKindWhySideRole

I don't know why so many people seem upset about the fact that Nev Schulman and I are so against Trump.

Max Joseph

PeopleKnowUpsetWhySeemAgainst

I'm really inspired to build a billion-dollar company. The hardest part is building the vehicle to get you there.

Robert Herjavec

BuildingYouBuildCompanyInspired

We can speak about the institution, but ultimately the bar is the group that both is in touch with the public on the one hand and understands the judicial institution on the other.

Stephen Breyer

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I would love to say I grew up on 2Pac and The Beatles, but I didn't.

Stormzy

LoveSayUpBeatlesWouldGrew

There are some risks we choose to take because the benefits from taking them exceed the possible costs. Optimal behavior takes risks that are worthwhile. This is the central paradigm of finance: we must take risks to achieve rewards, but not all risks are equally rewarded.

Robert F. Engle

FinanceRisksBehaviorChooseTake

Why, for example, do the great writers use anticipation instead of surprise? Because surprise is merely an instrument of the unusual, whereas anticipation of a consequence enlarges our understanding of what is happening.

Roger Rosenblatt

GreatSurpriseUnderstandingWhy

It wasn't really part of the program in the Perot family. Rebellion was not an option.

Ross Perot, Jr.

FamilyRebellionPartOptionReally

I'm pretty omnivorous - in fact, I don't think of books in terms of genres. J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' books are no more Y.A. reading, to me, than John le Carre's 'Smiley' novels are spy stories.

Michiko Kakutani

MeReadingThinkMoreSpyPretty

That's the thing with dementia. If you're with somebody who has a serious illness, you can usually talk to them, have a laugh every now and then - the person is still with you. With dementia, there's no conversation; there's no togetherness, no sharing.

Judy Parfitt

LaughYouConversationPersonTalk

My first published writings were trying to take scientific concepts and make them clear for a general audience.

Judith Viorst

TryingFirstAudienceTakeClear

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