Chuck D (Carlton Douglas Ridenhour) Quotes
I'd rather have a hundred thousand or a million people saying I'm nuts and I'm crazy for my musical choices and what I've said lyrically, than a million people all raising their hand on the first day.
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Sometimes I try a Mai Tai. It's so fruity. It's a little embarrassing, but I like it.
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My neighbors think I do nothing because I don't go to a job, which is fine and good.
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I don't jog, if I die I want to be sick.
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If you date one woman a year, times 10 years, and that's 10 women.
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If you want to cultivate a habit, do it without any reservation, till it is firmly established. Until it is so confirmed, until it becomes a part of your character, let there be no exception, no relaxation of effort.
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I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
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A Pike, in the California dialect, is a native of Missouri, Arkansas, Northern Texas, or Southern Illinois. The first emigrants that came over the plains were from Pike County, Missouri; but as the phrase, 'a Pike County man,' was altogether too long for this short life of ours, it was soon abbreviated into 'a Pike.'
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I am a great believer that a captain is as good as his team.
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Speaking is physically difficult for me.
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National armies fight nations, royal armies fight their like, the first obey a mob, always demented and the second a king, generally sane.
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I grew up with a pet iguana named Willy. We had a very contentious relationship. It turns out that iguanas are not meant to live in suburban homes.
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The bad guys don't always get punished and the good guys are not necessarily pure.
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We're all idealistic when young.
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I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling for him.
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The combination of the CGI, 3-D, and sound effects, it's just impossible to separate them. It gives you a more immersive experience, and I prefer that.
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Everybody just told me from the day I went into high school that I looked like Carol Burnett.
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The greatest benefit of being a solo performer is that it is seriously frightening, but at the same time very empowering. It's just you and the audience. All the weight is on you to deliver the songs.
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As a film actor, you don't often get that opportunity to meet with your audience and take your applause on stage.
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I know I'm fat and I know my hair is straight, but I can sing.
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Questlove redefined what a band can be, and Paul Shaffer and Max Weinberg really put their own spin on it. I bow down to these people. All of them.
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I’ve always wanted to be one of those people who didn’t really care much about what people thought about them.. but I don’t think I am.
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It is a mistake to fancy that horror is associated inextricably with darkness, silence, and solitude.
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We needed to make a few more plays. I think field position was an issue and not being able to get enough plays when we needed to.
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I'd rather have a hundred thousand or a million people saying I'm nuts and I'm crazy for my musical choices and what I've said lyrically, than a million people all raising their hand on the first day.
