Chuck D (Carlton Douglas Ridenhour) Quotes
I'm recording freely, and if I make a song, I release it immediately, so I'm more likely to believe in one song at a time as opposed to albums.
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Sean Connery wasn't the Scottish James Bond and Daniel Craig wasn't the blue-eyed James Bond. So if I played him, I don't want to be called the black James Bond.
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Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.
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I'm a Canadian. Outside Canada I carry the flag. Canadian nationalism isn't as insidious as American nationalism, though. It's good natured. It's all about maple syrup, not war.
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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Vinyl is democratic, as surely as the iPod is fascist. Vinyl is representational: It has a face. Two faces, in fact, to represent the dualism of human nature. Vinyl occupies physical space honestly, proud as a fat woman dancing.
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Our society is divided by the culture wars into the Left and Right, and the United Methodist Church has always stood historically in the center and has been willing to listen to and to bring together those things that often are found in opposite camps.
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The horror genre is not my favorite. I think it's fun, there's a great place for it and I get a kick out of it, but some stuff I'm too old for. You can't just take 10 guys and stick them in a cabin and off them one at a time - I'm not vested.
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Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
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You don't move just because you want to go from this point to that point - the body has to be using the words as well as you vocally use the words.
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Sandy Koufax went to the same school as me. I graduated two years ahead of Sandy.
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We ignore slow environmental changes unless they are crisis-driven, such as hurricanes in Florida.
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I don't like denial. I don't like repression.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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Someone like Amy Poehler, I don't know, but I feel like I know her. I think everyone feels like they know her.
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Botox, trust me I've been tempted - but I resist! Think about what happens to your muscles - and your skin - if you're sick and don't move for a few days. It all atrophies! Plus, if you freeze a muscle in your face, other muscles have to compensate! And once you stop, what does that look like?
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If transportation technology was moving along as fast as microprocessor technology, then the day after tomorrow I would be able to get in a taxi cab and be in Tokyo in 30 seconds.
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I find it slightly absurd that the only thing we consume more of than water is concrete.
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Man, in his animal capacity, is qualified to subsist in every climate.
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All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.
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Yoga introduced me to a style of meditation. The only meditation I would have done before would be in the writing of songs.
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We need to engage rather than educate people.
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I think the key to marriage is find your best friend.
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I'm recording freely, and if I make a song, I release it immediately, so I'm more likely to believe in one song at a time as opposed to albums.
