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“Sometimes, I'd take shots without aiming, just to see what happened. I'd rush into crowds - bang! bang! ... It must be close to what a fighter feels after jabbing and circling and getting hit, when suddenly there's an opening, and bang! Right on the button. It's a fantastic feeling.”
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“But what I'm very interested in, whether it's writing, whether it's hosting a show, whether it's cooking food, I'm just into the discussions of identity, culture and the politics of culture.”
Source : "Q & A With Eddie Huang + Watch Episode 2 and 3 of Fresh Off The Boat L.A. Installment". Interview with Besha Rodell, www.laweekly.com. December 18, 2012.
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“I would very much like to become a best-selling author.”
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“People are least aware of others when demonstrating their own power over them.”
Source : Rachel Cusk (2015). “Outline: A Novel”, p.71, Macmillan
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“What we hear now is great-sounding records with great-sounding grooves and loops. And the sound of these records is irresistible, but the craft of songwriting is just about over. That's why, whenever I get an opportunity to do an album full of standards, I jump at it because I miss it.”
Source : "Barry Manilow On Singing Standards And His Real Job". "Morning Edition" with David Greene, www.npr.org. December 7, 2012.
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“They who humble themselves before knowledge of any kind generally end up the wiser and as voices with something meaningful to say.”
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“Anyone who's just driven 90 yards against huge men trying to kill them has earned the right to do Jazz hands.”
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“My approach is that you have to earn the respect of people you work with.”
Source : "Are You a C.E.O. of Something?". Interview with Adam Bryant, www.nytimes.com. January 30, 2010.