Serj Tankian Quotes
People think our music's very aggressive or angry or whatever, and it's just the opposite, really... I like laughing. And I like being really calm before a show, and smiley.
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It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.
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Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.
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You see, O Greeks! The enemy already acknowledge the country to be ours; for when they made peace with us, they stipulated that we should not burn the country belonging to the king, and now they set fire to it themselves, as if they looked upon it no longer as their own.
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I love Quentin Tarantino; I love Harmony Korine, Larry Clarke.
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The 1950s would be my ideal decade because I'm actually very traditional; I enjoy being at home, and I'm a complete nester.
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Anyone should be able to read comics.
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At times, some journalists see nothing in the people apart from an opportunity to make material gain. They see them as consumers to whom we sell commodities at huge profits that keep our bank accounts growing.
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When you live in L.A., it is easy to stay fit, as the weather is amazing.
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I wanted to be Beetlejuice. I watched nonstop 'Beetlejuice' and 'The Princess Bride' growing up.
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Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.
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I miss my horse. He's in Los Angeles.
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Richard Donner is one of the few directors in Hollywood that can make whatever movie he wants exactly the way he wants it. No one will stop him.
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I am aware that I look good for my age. It's my genes. My dad looked incredibly young, so did my mother. And a younger husband helps. Scott is only 45. If he hadn't come along, I don't know what I'd have done.
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A will finds a way.
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The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest.
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I love the subtlety and tonal range of the acoustic guitar.
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Through the years I have seen myself as a peaceful person, but the awareness of the anger is part of that process.
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The public saw my father right out of central casting. He looked the part, acted the part... he was the part! The real life Godfather.
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Sometimes some of these little side excursions are useful and I manage to fit them in the book somewhere.
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That's what we want people to do. Select a goal or gold and go after it.
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Fashion isn't interesting when it comes from an uninspired place.
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I'm in love with red. I think it's such a passionate color. Every flag of every country pretty much has red it it. It's power, there's no fence sitting with red. Either you love it or you don't. I think its blood and strength and life. I do love red. I love all colors. Great shades of blue, you find them in nature. They're all magic.
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People think our music's very aggressive or angry or whatever, and it's just the opposite, really... I like laughing. And I like being really calm before a show, and smiley.
