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My only advice is to try to get the job that's most like the job you want, rather than the one that's more prestigious. Always try to be the talent.


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EZRA POUND Sometimes you want to dress a certain way... that doesn't always reflect your pedigree.
EZRA KOENIG I've fallen prey to my fair share of moments of the phobias of others and the way that that can ...
EZRA MILLER When I was very little, I was sort of consumed by a love for opera. Weirdly enough, I went from bein...
EZRA MILLER I go to great pains to find the best yogurt and granola.
EZRA KOENIG Why fight for a flag when you can buy one for a nickel
EZRA POUND No part of Manhattan these days really has the same vibe I get from a Ramones song or a Velvet Under...
EZRA KOENIG My dad has a really great record collection that basically went up to the year I was born: 1984.
EZRA KOENIG I read the book with interest, but when Jackson was a candidate in 1828 for the Presidency, I oppose...
EZRA CORNELL When people say the words 'singer-songwriter,' I think they have an image in their heads of ...
GEORGE EZRA The modern artist must live by craft and violence. His gods are violent gods. Those artists, so call...
EZRA POUND A great age of literature is perhaps always a great age of translations.
EZRA POUND I just tried to body check him and force him to take jump shots. He's a lot bigger than me.
EZRA SMITH