Adam Schlesinger Quotes

With the TV stuff, we usually hand in final, finished tracks. The turnaround time is so tight that there's no time to demo anything; you just do it.

Adam Schlesinger

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TimeYouHandAnythingJust Do It

As a writer, I spend a lot of time alone, and I like it. I'm also a long-distance runner, and I love long, solo road trips; I can drive literally all night, drinking coffee, and not even listening to the radio, just strangely content sifting through the random thoughts in my own head.

Michael Finkel

LoveAloneTimeCoffeeThoughts

Some city-council people are really awesome, but most are uninspired.

Travis Kalanick

PeopleAwesomeMostSomeReally

I'm an American songbook guy, though I've got eclectic tastes. I really love the American songbook. I've taken up the ukulele, and so you can play 'Five Foot Two' and Hawaiian music, but you can also do some of the great tunes, like 'You Go to My Head,' 'I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry,' 'Taking a Chance on Love.'

Tony Danza

LoveMusicGreatTearsChanceYou

I was unknown because I came to Washington from the West. I started covering Watergate. Immodestly, I'd say I did it pretty well, in part because it was hard to go wrong.

Tom Brokaw

WrongGoSayWashingtonUnknown

When I was 21 years old, I had a job playing Santa Claus in a shopping centre in Sacramento. I was rail thin, so it's not like I was a traditional Santa Claus even then. I had a square stomach; that was the shape of the sofa cushion that I had stuffed into my pants.

Tom Hanks

JobShoppingOldPantsShapeSofa

You can't be judgmental about babies. They are all have different needs. I was left with an enduring hatred of cheese because it was forced down me when I was young.

Robert Winston

MeYouDownCheeseYoungHatred

With European powers no new subjects of difficulty have arisen, and those which were under discussion, although not terminated, do not present a more unfavorable aspect for the future preservation of that good understanding which it has ever been our desire to cultivate.

Martin Van Buren

GoodFuturePresentUnderstanding

I think there are those individuals who are intimidated by really smart, talented people. But for me, surrounding yourself with great talent is the key to success.

Monika Chiang

SuccessGreatYourselfTalentSmart

Our goal was to completely change transportation. Change traffic. And make it possible to get anywhere you want to go without owning a car.

Logan Green

ChangeCarTransportationYouGoal

Jews read the books of Moses not just as history but as divine command. The question to which they are an answer is not, 'What happened?' but rather, 'How then shall I live?' And it's only with the exodus that the life of the commands really begins.

Jonathan Sacks

LifeLiveHistoryQuestionDivine

Business is always looking to avoid the toughest norms. But some do it in a civilized way, while others push it using uncivilized, brazen methods.

Dmitry Medvedev

BusinessLookingPushWayOthers

Everything that's rock n roll is ever meant to be is happening now. I need to get over the shock that that thing is actually happening and that thousands of millions of people around the world are watching.

Bob Geldof

PeopleWorldMeant To BeNowRock

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