"I'm a staunch civil libertarian; I really believe that the individual is more important than any societal value."

-- Richard Grossman

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“I started styling people when I was just eight years old, without even knowing what a stylist was.”
“Her magic formula for dealing with children is ignoring all faults and accenting tiny virtues. She says, "Instead of telling Tommy day in and day out that he is the naughtiest boy in the United States of America, which could very well be true, take an aspirin and comment on his neatly tied shoes. Almost anybody would rather be known for expert shoe-tying than for kicking the cat." She always tells whiners how charming they are--bullies how brave--bad sports how good--sneaks how honest!”
“I don't smoke, drink. I exercise, drink lots of water, eat well, don't sun. Me cuido.There's a lot of things that I want to do.”
“I'm just like you. I enjoy the forbidden fruits in life, too.”
“I definitely don't see myself as much of a singer, because my upbringing is really based around the guitar, learning chord progressions and that sort of thing. So the singing aspect of what I do has been a secondary adventure.”
“People high in conscientiousness get better grades in high school and college; they commit fewer crimes; and they stay married longer.”

Source : Paul Tough (2012). “How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character”, p.71, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“My sense is that file sharing started in predominantly white, middle- and upper-middle-cl ***** young people who were native-born, who felt they were entitled to have something for free, because that's what they were used to.”
“I think any songwriter or record, no matter how good it is, can become tedious if it's the same person's point of view. After four tracks, you start to get worn down no matter how good it is. It can be relentlessly good, but it's still going to wear you out.”

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