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But my ambition is I want to make something that's exactly the way I want it to be. And I want it to be something that'll reach a lot of people. But it doesn't have to reach everybody. Like, it doesn't have to be for everybody. It doesn't have to be everybody's taste. It doesn't have to be for people of the future. Fuck people of the future. They'll find some fucking way to entertain themselves.

They don't need me. They're making more people who are younger than me who can do that. Like, plenty of smart, funny, capable people can make things for the people of the future. They don't need to listen to radio shows from the 1990s.

They don't need me. They're making more people who are younger than me who can do that. Like, plenty of smart, funny, capable people can make things for the people of the future. They don't need to listen to radio shows from the 1990s.

They don't need me. They're making more people who are younger than me who can do that. Like, plenty of smart, funny, capable people can make things for the people of the future. They don't need to listen to radio shows from the 1990s.

That would even show more concern for the people of the future than I feel. But sure, that has so much dignity. Yes, my legacy is that I want to create space for the young people. Like whatever, they don't need my fucking help. They're going to be fine. Somebody who wants to make something will stand up and somebody wants to be on stage and it's totally fine. They don't need my help.

That would even show more concern for the people of the future than I feel. But sure, that has so much dignity. Yes, my legacy is that I want to create space for the young people. Like whatever, they don't need my fucking help. They're going to be fine. Somebody who wants to make something will stand up and somebody wants to be on stage and it's totally fine. They don't need my help.

That would even show more concern for the people of the future than I feel. But sure, that has so much dignity. Yes, my legacy is that I want to create space for the young people. Like whatever, they don't need my fucking help. They're going to be fine. Somebody who wants to make something will stand up and somebody wants to be on stage and it's totally fine. They don't need my help.

I am man, hear me roar. The number's too big to ignore. And I'm way too hungry to settle for chick food.

I am man, hear me roar. The number's too big to ignore. And I'm way too hungry to settle for chick food.

I am man, hear me roar. The number's too big to ignore. And I'm way too hungry to settle for chick food.

I call this turf and turf. It's a 16-ounce T-bone and a 24-ounce porterhouse. Also, whiskey and a cigar. I'm going to consume all of this at the same time because I am a free America.

I call this turf and turf. It's a 16-ounce T-bone and a 24-ounce porterhouse. Also, whiskey and a cigar. I'm going to consume all of this at the same time because I am a free America.

I call this turf and turf. It's a 16-ounce T-bone and a 24-ounce porterhouse. Also, whiskey and a cigar. I'm going to consume all of this at the same time because I am a free America.

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How to Win Friends and Influence People. First published in 1936. You know, when you read this thing, you can see why it is number one. Dale Carnegie writes in this pepped up style. You don't think of the word moxie much anymore, but when you read this, This is typical. He writes, in preparation for writing this book, he read everything he could find on the subject.

How to Win Friends and Influence People. First published in 1936. You know, when you read this thing, you can see why it is number one. Dale Carnegie writes in this pepped up style. You don't think of the word moxie much anymore, but when you read this, This is typical. He writes, in preparation for writing this book, he read everything he could find on the subject.

And then he lists all the stuff that he and his trained researcher read to figure out how the great leaders of all ages had dealt with people. He says, I recall that we read over 100 biographies of Theodore Roosevelt alone. We were determined to spare no time, no expense, to discover every practical idea that anyone had ever used throughout the ages for winning friends and influencing people.