"A good mooring needs no knot, still no one can untie it."
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"A good door needs no lock, still it can't be opened."
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"A good counter needs no calculator."
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"When it's colder, your skin needs more attention."
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"Every time I go to the dentist they say, 'You really need to fix that gap of yours'. I'm like, 'My gap is paying your dentist bills.'"
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"To be a good editor or a good writer, I think you really need to be a great reader first."
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"I prioritise my time so what needs to be done, gets done."
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"We come from the days when rap used to agitate the mainstream. Now it's more buddy-buddy. That doesn't sit well with me. So what we need is [a bit more] street politics, bringing up issues, agitating you a little bit. And nothing can agitate you more now than a terrorist threat."
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"If I'm going to be a jazz player, I need to understand Miles Davis."
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"When you are truly interested in other people, you will learn what they are interested in and if they have a need for your product. If they like you, and most people like folks who take an interest in them, they'll help you find people who do need what you have to sell, even if they don't."
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"Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you."
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"Children are the world's future, and we need to take care of them like we would any precious resource."
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"No matter what you do, if there's something you're afraid of, you need to break through it."
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"Declare today "sacred timeoff limits to everyone, unless invited by you. Take care of your personal wants and needs. Say no, graciously but firmly, to others' demands.""
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"Not like I need an excuse to enjoy a Moscow mule, but this tray and six-mug set, handmade in Mexico with hammered recycled copper, makes cocktail hour extra special."
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"All you need to do is know who you are."
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"Writing my own diary is the best form of remembrance, but only for my own use. I need these notes; it's like an impulse."
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"Each multiplex has screens allocated to each studio. The screens need filling. Studios have to create product to fill their screen, and the amount of good product is limited."
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"If you are worried or afraid of anything, there is something in your mental attitude that needs correction."
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"What we need to do is break the financial community's grip on society."
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