A Quote by Kevin Bacon
Fame is very much a double-edged sword.
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Everything in life is a double-edged sword.
Technology is always a double-edged sword.
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First of all, plain and simple, you have no real idea of what it means to be famous until you become famous. It's a double-edged sword. Obviously there are a lot of amazing things about fame, but there are also a lot of challenging things about it.
Technology is, of course, a double edged sword. Fire can cook our food but also burn us.
One shouldn't get carried away by styling, as it can be a double-edged sword. The person should have it in him or her to carry it off.
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To summarize, using money to motivate people can be a double-edged sword. For tasks that require cognitive ability, low to moderate performance-based incentives can help. But when the incentive level is very high, it can command too much attention and thereby distract the person’s mind with thoughts about the reward. This can create stress and ultimately reduce the level of performance.
At its best, MTV puts a face to the names, if you know what I mean. I think if you can take the expression of a song much farther, that's great. And it's one of the only outlets there is for artistic filmmaking. But it's a double-edged sword. At it's worst, MTV is just a lot of TV commercials for songs.
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