#ren

It's interesting to feel the pressure of having to be outgoing, because I think in general, as a human being, I'm pessimistic and introverted. But, it's cool, because it's a whole different side of me, and I impress myself. Even at times when I think that there's no possible way that I can be engaging, I'll suddenly pull it out and impress myself. ↗

— Nate Ruess

#being #cool #different #engaging #even

My parents had normal jobs, and I didn't just want to work all day, and so I thought if I could break into music I wouldn't have to work all day. And I had an uncle who was on Broadway, so I was like, 'I have to be able to sing.' ↗

— Nate Ruess

#all day #break #broadway #could #day

We have the EURO as a currency, which means a lot. It has not just stabilized the situation in Kosovo politically and economically, but also facilitated the direct contact that we have with Europe. ↗

— Ibrahim Rugova

#contact #currency #direct #direct contact #economically

It may not necessarily reflect my current frame of mind. Sometimes I have to put myself at the point in time of the voice that I'm trying to sing with. ↗

— Todd Rundgren

#frame #i #may #mind #myself

On average, the Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese are more similar to each other and are different from Australians, Israelis and the Swedes, who in turn are similar to each other and are different from Nigerians, Kenyans, and Jamaicans. ↗

— J. Philippe Rushton

#average #chinese #different #each #israelis

Race differences show up early in life. ↗

— J. Philippe Rushton

#early #life #race #show #up

The strength and power of a country depends absolutely on the quantity of good men and women in it. ↗

— John Ruskin

#country #depends #good #good men #men

About 15 years ago I went though a period of a year or so when I just couldn't find anything good. My wife noticed I was having trouble reading menus. I bought some cheap reading glasses in a drug store. I got home and suddenly all these books that weren't good were good. ↗

— Richard Russo

#ago #anything #books #bought #cheap

By doing good with his money, a man, as it were, stamps the image of God upon it, and makes it pass, current for the merchandise of heaven. ↗

— John Rutledge

#doing #doing good #god #good #heaven

We do not have a functioning market in the true sense of the word in health care. That's a layer of transparency that's sorely needed in America. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#care #functioning #health #health care #layer