Ben Dolnick Quotes

I will never, most likely, be good at the piano, but thanks to it, I will never forget the humbling, infuriating, necessary slowness of progress in any artistic endeavor.

Ben Dolnick

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GoodProgressNever ForgetForget

I've written songs before, and I don't want to share them with anybody. It's really personal for me, that sort of creative outlet where you put your emotions to paper or put to song. I don't do it that much anymore, but to let someone in on that outlet and to have it susceptible to judgment is scary.

Jeremy Jordan

CreativeMeSongSomeoneYouWant

You carry all these hurts and breakups with you forever. But there is this sort of joyful realization that the things that caused you pain were real. There is something beautiful and invigorating in holding onto that.

Jens Lekman

BeautifulPainYouRealJoyful

Everyone wants change. Donald is the only one that can deliver it. We should not be satisfied with stagnation.

Melania Trump

ChangeEveryoneSatisfiedStagnation

I don't need to be liked.

John Malkovich

NeedLiked

Societies depend on agreed rules.

John Maynard Smith

RulesDependAgreedSocieties

I spent every bit of my money to try and get a Mickey Mantle card, and I don't have one. Growing up in Oklahoma, Mickey Mantle was my idol. And here I am, and I'd go pick cotton to have enough money, and I'd buy all of these packs, and I'd chew all of the gum, and I'd never find a Mickey Mantle card.

Johnny Bench

MoneyI AmGrowing UpEnoughFind

Although I grew up in very modest and challenging circumstances, I consider my life to be immeasurably rich.

Sonia Sotomayor

LifeRichMy LifeCircumstancesUp

I think gas prices are a conspiracy.

Tom Braidwood

ThinkConspiracyGasI ThinkPrices

When you confront a problem you begin to solve it.

Rudy Giuliani

ProblemYouBeginConfrontSolve

I was really gratified that, of all the episodes of 'Cooked,' the baking one really hit a chord. There were months where there were dozens of loaves posted from people on my Twitter feed every day... And it's a little bit of a guy thing. Most of those loaves put up on Twitter were put up there by guys.

Michael Pollan

DayPeopleBakingEvery DayUpGuy

A slight touch of friendly malice and amusement towards those we love keeps our affections for them from turning flat.

Logan Pearsall Smith

LoveTouchFriendlyAmusementMalice

I'm happy when I'm doing what I do best.

Lita Ford

BestHappyDoing

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