Duncan Sheik Quotes

My second record was all about big ideas - I was trying to make big statements about the culture, about life. I think in a certain way, I was a 27 year old kid with a guitar.

Duncan Sheik

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LifeCultureIdeasThinkGuitarWay

Don't let anything but your talent affect your success.

Jillian Mayer

SuccessTalentAnythingAffectYour

Let me tell you what I literally told every world leader I've met with, and I've met them all: It's never, never, never been a good bet to bet against America. We have the finest fighting force in the world.

Joe Biden

GoodLeaderMeWorldFightingYou

Africa doesn't leap on you immediately; it seeps slowly, and it's incredibly important to be respectful and humble there.

Jill Scott

HumbleYouImportantAfricaLeap

In Mozart and Salieri we see the contrast between the genius which does what it must and the talent which does what it can.

Maurice Baring

TalentGeniusContrastSeeMust

What my work is, is my approach to it. It's the practice. And my work is about the effort that I make to get there. And I think if there's anything artistic, it's in that middle space.

Anna Deavere Smith

WorkPracticeEffortSpaceThink

In 1994, when I went back to Haiti from exile, we established a Commission for Truth and Justice and Reconciliation. I passed the documents to the next government, and I never heard about it again.

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

TruthJusticeGovernmentBackNever

Casino gambling is colorful and dramatic and theatrical.

Steve Wynn

GamblingColorfulDramaticCasino

I think the reason I choose the comic approach so often is because it's harder, therefore affording me the opportunity to show off.

Rita Mae Brown

OpportunityMeThinkChooseReason

All of these 'protections' were put into place to provide public school teachers with the kind of job security and cushy work rules that United Auto Workers have enjoyed.

Mike Gallagher

WorkJobSchoolRulesSecurityKind

I took it very seriously and got very far with it. I was pretty much on a high level when I arrived.

Miroslav Vitous

SeriouslyHighPrettyLevelGotFar

It's important for me to write songs that feel good to sing every night and remind me of my core, truest beliefs.

Lucy Dacus

GoodMeNightFeel GoodFeelWrite

The movies that I love and model after, like 'Annie Hall,' 'When Harry Met Sally,' and in particular for me, 'Broadcast News,' are the tone of life, which isn't a setup punch-line every two minutes.

Jason Segel

LifeLoveMeNewsMoviesTwo

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