"I feel like I've been lucky, because I don't feel like I've ever tried to be somebody I'm not. People might disagree."

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Source : Interview with Sam Adams, music.avclub.com. July 7, 2010.

#People Quotes #Lucky Quotes #Might Quotes

“The key word is flexibility, the ability to adapt constantly. Darwin said it clearly. People thought that he mainly talked about survival of the fittest. What he said was that the species that survive are usually not the smartest or the strongest, but the ones most responsive to change. So being attentive to customers and potential partners is my best advice--after, of course, perseverance and patience.”
“You know, when I am working, I take really, really good care of myself. I eat really well, and I exercise, and again, I have this team of people pulling me together every day.”
“I like the idea of collaboration - it pushes you. It's a richer experience...”
“Im attracted to things that are challenging and fun and interesting, and it certainly seems that audiences enjoy them as well.”
“The great wisdom traditions of the world all recognize that the main impediment to living a life of meaning is being self-absorbed.”
“I look at people holdings hands in the hallways, and I try to think how it all works. At the school dances, I sit in the background, and I tap my toe, and I wonder how many couples will dance to â€˜their song.â€™ In the hallways, I see the girls wearing the guysâ€™ jackets, and I think about the idea of property. And I wonder if anyone is really happy.”
“Perhaps I need some shattering experience to awaken and inspire me, or at least to give me some emotion to recollect in tranquility. But how to get it? Sit here and wait for it or go out and seek it? . . . I expect it will be sit and wait.”
“In my subconscious, my books were part of a single emotional journey.”

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