Bernard Sumner Quotes

I always felt like there were always egos involved when I was trying to get music finished in New Order. Sometimes it would feel like I was running through water.

Bernard Sumner

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MusicWaterFeelTryingSometimes

I've been writing about misogyny for 20 years and trying to understand what femininity means for my entire career.

Jill Soloway

WritingTryingCareerUnderstand

Distance not only gives nostalgia, but perspective, and maybe objectivity.

Robert Morgan

PerspectiveNostalgiaDistanceOnly

Some people are born to lift heavy weights, some are born to juggle golden balls.

Max Beerbohm

PeopleBornLiftGoldenBallsHeavy

You can't do business with a man who doesn't know the meaning of a contract. You can't do business with a firm who swears they'll do one thing one day and does just the opposite the next. You can't do business with a company who takes your goods on a cash basis and then pays you off in bum harmonicas.

Stephen Vincent Benet

BusinessDayManMeaningYouKnow

They look at someone like me, and I just really get up their nose. I really wind them up.

Tracey Emin

MeWindSomeoneLookUpNose

Property that endangers the safety of a nation should not be suffered to remain in the hands of its citizens.

Robert Dale Owen

SafetyHandsNationPropertyShould

When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.

Ronald Reagan

LeadershipLightFeelYouHeatSee

Johnny Rivers is underestimated as an artist. We had four top 10 singles.

Lou Adler

ArtistTopRiversFourJohnnyHad

I was a 'runaway girl' from France who married an American and moved to New York City. I'm not sure I would have continued as an artist had I remained in Paris because of the family setup.

Louise Bourgeois

FamilyGirlNew YorkCityAmerican

I've been a fan and collector of Lucie Rie for years.

Jonathan Anderson

YearsBeenFanCollector

Nine times out of 10, extenuating circumstances aside, I believe that people are where they are by some kind of choice on their part. You need to acknowledge that, 'Hey, I'm here because I steered my horse in this direction.'

Chris Gardner

PeopleBelieveDirectionHorseYou

As long as you're ahead of a trend, I think you're going to be fine. You really have to have a multitasking mind that can switch from one thing to the other easily without too much focus on, 'Oh, I'm going to Instagram my life.'

Chiara Ferragni

LifeFocusMindThinkMy LifeYou

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