Ben Folds Quotes

A lot of 18-year-olds are like old men. They think they've seen everything.

Ben Folds

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MenThinkOldEverythingSeenLike

We all had a desire and appreciation for such a wide range of music.

Jim Capaldi

MusicAppreciationDesireRangeWide

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

John D. Rockefeller

GoodGreatGoAfraidUpGive

You have to write about what scares you.

Michael Connelly

YouWriteAboutScares

All of those broken bones in northern Japan, all of those broken lives and those broken homes prompt us to remember what in calmer times we are invariably minded to forget: the most stern and chilling of mantras, which holds, quite simply, that mankind inhabits this earth subject to geological consent - which can be withdrawn at any time.

Simon Winchester

TimeBrokenRememberEarthForget

In essence, the science of agronomy is inseparable from biology.

Trofim Lysenko

ScienceBiologyEssenceInseparable

I think that the important thing to consider here - Hubert Humphrey said that a society is measured by how he treats those in the dawn of life, those in the shadows of life, and those in the twilight of life. And it is true that Terri Schiavo lives among us in the shadows of life, but she is not brain dead. She feels pain.

Trent Franks

LifePainBrainSocietyThinkDawn

I think I probably have a creepy kind of scary quality. Otherwise, I wouldn't get jobs. But I also think it has a little bit to do with, you've done it a couple times, and then people see you that way.

Tom Noonan

QualityPeopleThinkYouDoneKind

You never pull the trigger until you know you can win.

Roger Ailes

WinYouKnowNeverPullTrigger

What I find very interesting about the mutual funds managers is that here are people who are the new masters of the universe. They're managing billions, yet they're subject to this quiet daily tyranny of numbers.

Ron Chernow

DailyPeopleUniverseInteresting

My mom has really great skin; my dad has really good skin. I don't feel like I have to do a lot of work in regards to that.

Ruby Rose

WorkGoodGreatMomFeelSkin

Islam is in principle egalitarian, and has always had problems with power.

Mary Douglas

PowerProblemsIslamAlwaysHad

I love a Dustbuster. You go around, pick up little crumbs, and everything is nice again.

Joy Behar

LoveYouGoNiceEverythingUp

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