"I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record demos"

-- Duncan Sheik

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“The argument now that the spread of pop culture and consumer goods around the world represents the triumph of Western civilization trivializes Western culture. The essence of Western civilization is the Magna Carta, not the Magna Mac. The fact that non-Westerners may bite into the latter has no implications for their accepting the former.”

Source : Samuel P. Huntington (1997). “The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order”, p.58, Penguin Books India
“Rewriting to me means, if I work on it for three days, I've rewritten it.”
“Follow what you are genuinely passionate about and let that guide you to your destination.”
“By sealing our work with our blood, we may see at least the bright dawn of universal happiness.”

Source : "Speech to the National Convention". February 05, 1794.
“There is a deeper portion of our being that we rarely allow others to see. Call it a soul maybe, this is the place that holds the most value. All else can drift but this. When this dies our body has no meaning.”
“The core of character lies in each individual story person's ability to care about something; to feel implicitly or explicitly that something is important.”

Source : Dwight V. Swain (2012). “Creating Characters: How to Build Story People”, p.1, University of Oklahoma Press
“I got addicted. News, particularly daily news, is more addictive than crack cocaine, more addictive than heroin, more addictive than cigarettes.”

Source : "Inside Story: the Wit and Wisdom of Dan Rather". www.independent.co.uk. November 29, 2004.
“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.”

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