- Nov 07, 2020
Being Quotes
On identity, openness and staying true to yourself.
This set of quotes explores what it means to simply be: holding onto a child's spontaneity, embracing honesty that feels inappropriate in creative work, or aging with flexibility instead of resistance. For more on self-belief, see our Able quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I majored in illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design, although I never had any intention of being an illustrator and didn't take any classes in illustration there. It was just that the illustration degree had no requirements.
- Sometimes
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- Nov 07, 2020
Watching the completed version of The Two Towers for example, I was very conscious of scenes - sometimes whole sequences - that I had seen being filmed or edited but which hadn't made it into the final cut.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like being different people.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being in a club - clubs are, like, not my favorite thing.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
In our case, one of my earliest experiences working in the company was being asked to be on Ted Turner's board, and I saw that the value creation from owning networks was stunning - new channels, international opportunities, synergy, many things that Turner Broadcasting built for decades.
- House
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- Nov 07, 2020
From the beginning, we promised folks that they'll see whatever event we cover in its entirety, from gavel to gavel - whether it's the House of Representatives or the Senate. That's the whole reason for being.
- Committing
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- Nov 07, 2020
When we're in the studio, and we sing that first note on that record, you're committing to being a Backstreet Boy!
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been diagnosed with what's called vocal tension dysphonia. The muscles around my vocal chords kind of constrict my vocal chords from doing what they should do. It's kinda like being a body builder and you have muscles that are so large that they don't allow you to have flexibility, if that makes sense.
- Creative
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- Nov 07, 2020
I kinda went back to that period between '88 and '94 where I felt like I was the most creative, without being hindered by powers that be. I was no longer going to try to hinder myself to what I thought was going to be on the radio.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love being a freak. It's great!
- Nov 07, 2020
I guess the line between being paranoid and being a rock star is smaller than one would expect.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I think makes people nerds is just being obsessive. I think that's what nerdiness really is - its people who don't just passively like something, they get passionate about whatever they like.
- Action
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- Nov 07, 2020