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'Can't Get Closer' I originally recorded in about half an hour, just on my bed with a microphone. I actually re-recorded the song with a cleaner vocal take, but I decided to leave the demo version on there, just because I felt that instant where it was created is what captured the most emotion.

Sampha

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We're all trying to catch up with Beyonce. We're all running a race, and Beyonce is up there, and we're all just trying to run and get there. That's my motivation.

Jessica Williams

MotivationTryingRunRaceUpCatch

I learned how difficult it is to be an artist. There are always compromises. The record company wants you to do this, your fans want you to do this, your family - you can't concentrate on your work.

Robert Hilburn

WorkFamilyYouArtistWantCompany

My first show sold within the first 3 minutes, and I came back to the studio and spent the next two and a half years making almost nothing.

Anish Kapoor

BackNothingFirstTwoYearsWithin

There's nothing but brutality and bravery or cowardice that comes out of war. That's pretty much it.

Michael Cimino

WarNothingOutPrettyBraveryMuch

I foolishly thought that if I just 'made it' then everything would be okay. And everything wasn't okay.

Trent Reznor

ThoughtOkayEverythingJustMade

Organizations, whether they are nonprofits or enterprise, need to be aware that nation-states are coming after them for political espionage, economic espionage, or destructive attacks.

Dmitri Alperovitch

PoliticalNeedComingEconomicAware

I hope I will be a calm mother; I do yoga and I meditate, and those should help.

Courtney Thorne-Smith

MotherHopeCalmHelpWillYoga

The process of getting into Miranda mode is simply making sure I'm as gross as possible. I make sure I'm wearing funky clothes and a lot of lipstick, and I'm good to go.

Colleen Ballinger

GoodProcessClothesLipstickGo

In Jamaica High School in New York, my coach was Larry Ellis, and he said I could probably make the Olympic team. He gave me something to shoot for.

Bob Beamon

SchoolNew YorkMeTeamHigh School

One wants to be together with one's family. That's what families are about.

Aung San Suu Kyi

FamilyTogetherWantsFamiliesAbout

Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure a bad person can write a good book, If art doesn't make us better, then what on earth is it for.

Alice Walker

GoodLiveArtMeBookBetter

When it comes to determining child custody, however, sexism is the rule.

Phyllis Schlafly

ChildSexismRuleCustodyHowever

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