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26 quotes by Ric Ocasek

Ric Ocasek (born Richard T. Otcasek; March 23, 1949) is an American musician and music producer. He is best known as lead vocalist (along with Benjamin Orr), rhythm guitarist and songwriter for the rock band, the Cars. Ocasek grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. When Ocasek was 16, his father, a computer analyst for NASA, was transferred to Cleveland, Ohio. It was there that he first met Benjamin Orr. Orr was a member of a popular local band that...
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Secrecy is the enemy of efficiency, but don't let anyone know it.

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Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful.

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I love walking down the street and seeing faces and drama and happiness and sadness and dirt and cleanliness.

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There's more to light than the opposite of dark.

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The most important thing to a lot of people, is to belong to something that's hip or whatever. To be a part of something that's not society... →

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Never mind a world that can't see past brutality.

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I've been in a band, so I understand the politics. Sometimes the bass player doesn't like what the guitar player is doing, and you have to... →

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Your high points and your low points. High points don't last that long, it's a high and it happens. It's great at the moment but you... →

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As a songwriter, oddly enough, my influences were people like Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, and Buddy Holly. Some psychedelic stuff, too.

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There are a lot of bands that have a huge appeal, but I don't understand why. Guns n' Roses. U2. But you know, that's just my thing.... →

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People are strange. We're all morticians. Hey, what's on TV?

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Once they're on paper, they're gone. I like to do as much with the words, as far as image goes.

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I could never be a country person, sitting around trees trying to write a song. I would rather be in the middle of society, whether it's growing... →

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