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We think we're saving time with microwaves, cell phones, beepers, computers and voice mail, but often these things help us create the illusion of getting somewhere - and they foster a chain of constant activity. We're really just squeezing extra activity into every minute that we gain.

~Arlie Russell Hochschild

Topics: Activity Cell Cell Phones Chain Computers Constant Create Every Extra Foster Gain Getting Help Illusion Just Mail Minute Often Phones Really Saving Somewhere Things Think Time Us Voice

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The more anxious, isolated and time-deprived we are, the more likely we are to turn to paid personal services. To finance these extra services, we work longer hours. This leaves less time to spend with family, friends and neighbors; we become less likely to call on them for help, and they on us.

~Arlie Russell Hochschild

Topics: Anxious Become Call Extra Family Finance Friends Help Hours Isolated Leaves Less Less Time Likely Longer More Neighbors Paid Personal Services Spend Them Time Turn Us Work

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Since music is so important to me, I don't need to put in any extra effort to do this; it just flows for me. It's as simple as drinking water and having food, so definitely, music is one of the main purposes of my life.

~Armaan Malik

Topics: Any Definitely Drinking Drinking Water Effort Extra Flows Food Having Important Just Life Main Me Music My Life Need Purposes Put Simple Since Water

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Till the time I found a creative outlet, I was trying to be extra creative at business, which would always put me in a situation of conflict with other stakeholders. The moment I started writing, my creative impulses were finally channelised.

~Ashwin Sanghi

Topics: Always Business Conflict Creative Creative Outlet Extra Finally Found Impulses Me Moment Other Outlet Put Situation Stakeholders Started Till Time Trying Were Which Would Writing

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If I'm extra happy or excited, it'll take me an hour or two to write a song. Or, if I'm really sad or something, it will take me about a day. But I have a specific way of writing: I just listen to the beat. I think about what I'm going to write over the beat.

~Astro

Topics: About Beat Day Excited Extra Going Happy Hour Just Listen Me Over Really Sad Something Song Specific Take Think Two Way Will Write Writing I Think

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I was scouted at the age of 10 by a Hollywood agent. I was a really shy, geeky-looking thing, and started in the industry by doing 'extra' work on films.

~Austin Butler

Topics: Age Agent Doing Extra Films Hollywood Industry Really Shy Started Thing Work

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Music is almost like a therapy for me. It helps keep me centered and think straight. Before I discovered it, I was walking around, and it felt like there were 25 extra pounds of gravity on my shoulders. It's like you're mute or something.

~Banks

Topics: Almost Around Before Centered Discovered Extra Felt Gravity Helps Keep Like Me Music Mute Pounds Shoulders Something Straight Therapy Think Walking Were You

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All graffiti is low-level dissent, but stencils have an extra history. They've been used to start revolutions and to stop wars.

~Banksy

Topics: Been Dissent Extra History Revolutions Start Stop Used Wars

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People stayed with me and worked extra hard for me because I could see the potential in them - I'm not so sure they could see the potential in me.

~Barbara Corcoran

Topics: Because Could Extra Hard Me People Potential See Stayed Sure Them Worked

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I figured, 'Why not go into entertainment?' I love entertaining people. I always loved being extra loud.

~Becky G

Topics: Always Being Entertaining Entertaining People Entertainment Extra Figured Go Loud Love Loved People Why Why Not I Love

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