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Every day I would wake up and think, 'Today is another missed opportunity to do something important.' After enough days like this, you start feeling like you are getting old, even when you are relatively young. We are all natural entrepreneurs, and being manacled to a desk job is not for us.

~Brian Chesky

Topics: After Another Being Day Days Desk Enough Entrepreneurs Even Every Every Day Feeling Getting Getting Old Important Job Like Missed Natural Old Opportunity Relatively Something Start Think Today Up Us Wake Wake Up Would You Young

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If you're sixty-something, pushing 70, the chances of you getting a tremendously fascinating part in the movies are very low, as to be almost negligible, or even in television. But in the theatre, there are still things to do, very interesting, very profound things.

~Brian Dennehy

Topics: Almost Chances Even Fascinating Getting Interesting Low Movies Part Profound Pushing Still Television Theatre Things Tremendously Very You

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I don't watch 'American Idol' - that'd be like getting divorced from somebody and then hanging out with them.

~Brian Dunkleman

Topics: American American Idol Divorced Getting Hanging Idol Like Out Somebody Them Then Watch

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The English don't like concepts, really, not from a pop star. It's alright if they come from an 'intellectual,', but from a pop star you're getting ahead of yourself. Part of the class game is that you shouldn't rise above your station, and to start talking about concepts if you're in the pop world is getting a bit uppity, isn't it?

~Brian Eno

Topics: About Above Alright Bit Class Come Concepts English Game Getting Intellectual Like Part Pop Pop Star Really Rise Rise Above Star Start Station Talking World You Your Yourself Ahead

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For me it's always contingent on getting a sound-the sound always suggests what kind of melody it should be. So it's always sound first and then the line afterwards.

~Brian Eno

Topics: Afterwards Always Contingent First Getting Kind Line Me Melody Should Sound Then

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In the 1960s, people were trying to get away from the pop song format. Tracks were getting longer, or much, much shorter.

~Brian Eno

Topics: Away Format Get Getting Longer Much People Pop Pop Song Song Tracks Trying Were 1960S

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The dominant theory coming out of Hollywood is that peoples' attention spans are getting shorter and shorter and they need more stimulation.

~Brian Eno

Topics: Attention Coming Dominant Getting Hollywood More Need Out People Spans Stimulation Theory

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The full name of string theory is really superstring theory. The 'super' stands for this feature called supersymmetry, which, without getting into any details, predicts that for every known particle in the world, there should be a partner particle, the so-called supersymmetric partner.

~Brian Greene

Topics: Any Details Every Feature Full Getting Known Name Particle Partner Really Should So-Called Stands String String Theory Super Theory Which Without World

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My mother was a secretary that elevated herself to having her own international company, my father elevated himself to an NBA player and perennial all-star. So I learned from my parents that it's about hard work, about both of them getting their education, putting people first and leading a life of integrity.

~Brian J. White

Topics: About All-Star Both Company Education Elevated Father First Getting Hard Hard Work Having Her Herself Himself Integrity International Leading Learned Life Mother Nba Own Parents People Perennial Player Putting Secretary Them Work

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Regardless of who you are, what sport you chose, or how much success you achieved, playing the game is all about getting you ready for life.

~Brian Kilmeade

Topics: About Achieved Chose Game Getting How How Much Life Much Playing Ready Regardless Sport Success Who You

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