Shawn Amos Quotes

• In the '60s, my father, Wally Amos, had been a talent agent and a personal manager before taking a major career detour in 1975, when he opened a store selling chocolate chip cookies.

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  Father, Careers, Chocolate

  "Cookies & Milk: Scenes From a ‘70s Hollywood Childhood" by Shawn Amos, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 19, 2011.

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• Just as many people flee Hollywood as those who flock to it. Hollywood can be an acquired taste.

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  People, Hollywood, Taste

  "Cookies & Milk: Scenes From a ‘70s Hollywood Childhood (Part 2)" by Shawn Amos, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 3, 2011.

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• Musicians burn through more cash than the Federal Reserve.

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  Musician, Cash, Federal Reserve

  "'How Do You Expect Me to Live on $10 Million a Year?': Famous Musician Bankruptcies" by Shawn Amos, www.foxnews.com. June 15, 2009.

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• Of course, screwed up families are not the exclusive province of the famous. Still, most families get to screw up in private.

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  Screw Ups, Screws, Screwed Up

  "The Curse of Celebrity Children" by Shawn Amos, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 23, 2009.

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• Fresh content doesn't exist to game the SEO system. It's the words, images, and stories that truly engage us, make us want to share with others, and creates a bond between us and a brand.

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  Games, Stories, Want

  "Content Is Best Fresh — Not Farmed" by Shawn Amos, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 15, 2011.

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• We all love to sing along with our favorite songs. We sing in the car, in the shower, and at the karaoke bar. The problem is that half the time we don't know what we're singing. We're making up lyrics as we go along and hoping no one will notice.

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  Song, Car, Singing

  “'Excuse Me While I Kiss This Guy' & Other Misheard Lyrics" by Shawn Amos, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 16, 2009.

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• A few performances have been left out of the various Woodstock soundtracks and film edits over the years, most notably The Grateful Dead.

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  Grateful, Years, Film

  "The Long, Strange Trip of Woodstock Ventures" by Shawn Amos, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 13, 2009.

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• When Woodstock ended on Monday morning, over 600 acres of garbage was left behind on Max Yasgur's farm. It took over 400 volunteers and $100,000 to remove it all.

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  Monday, Morning, Volunteer

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• We are more than the work we perform. In fact, I'd say that our work is a mere representation of who we are underneath.

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  Who We Are, Facts, Representation

  "Business Is Nothing But the Blues" by Shawn Amos, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 23, 2014.

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