Serj Tankian Quotes
With 'Elect the Dead,' I learned how to make a rock record without a rock band and make the rock record I've always wanted to make.
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The vampires in the 'VAMPS' series judge each other as harshly as they judge humans, and basically, vampires don't get along very well. So you've got a culture that's from cradle to grave like the worst high school you've ever been in.
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I don't do fake. That's the first thing you should know about me. I'm not one to put on airs or change my demeanor depending on where I am or who I am talking to.
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I like being my age. I kind of have a political thing about it.
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My fans are so loving and encouraging. They're with me on good days and bad days.
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We develop our propensity to forgive or not to forgive by what we see illustrated at the early ages of our development.
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I want to thank all the women who have worn my clothes, the famous and the unknown, who have been so faithful to me and given me so much joy.
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When you go back and really listen to the legendary rappers, this is timeless music. Guys like Biggie, guys like Pac, timeless music.
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Acting can be a narrow and isolated experience, because you only examine your particular part.
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Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked. I am trying to find places for those able to work, and provide for them as best I can, so as to lighten the burden on the Government as much as possible, while at the same time they learn to respect themselves by earning their own living.
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I am so excited to extend myself behind the scenes as a designer and to - as my father puts it - finally have a real job.
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My father always told me, 'Before you become a queen, you have to learn how to take care of your own things.' So I knew how to do all of it, but I had never really done it on a daily basis. So I was cleaning houses, and I started working restaurants.
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We have to honor our commitments to today's beneficiaries, but we can't solve the growing deficit and debt problems unless we are smart, courageous, and sensible in planning for future.
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I was trying to be Mary Tyler Moore. I loved her in 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.'
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This is very intriguing to think we should audit the Fed, but I discovered that probably if they audited the Fed, it would get a clean bill because it's undoubtedly doing exactly what it's supposed to do according to the law.
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I think gymnastics was associated with the 10. I thought that belonged to the sport, and somehow we gave it way.
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In the matter of learning, the difference between the earnest and the careless student stands out clearly. The same holds true in the mastering of passion and the weaknesses to which our nature is subject, as in the acquiring of virtue.
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The best comedy is where you attack the strong, not the weak.
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Part of me looks forward to a time when I have a family and a partner and I take less of my nourishment from social occasions. Having a little unit around me will make my working life easier, because it is quite lonely otherwise.
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The irony of New Testament lordship is that only in slavery to Christ can a man discover authentic freedom.
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The whole thing that makes a mathematician’s life worthwhile is that he gets the grudging admiration of three or four colleagues.
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I'm the kind of person who can hear that stuff. If you sing along to the radio and you're not going to sing unison with the melody, but find the harmony, I find that pretty easy to do.
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At times, my confidence is rock bottom, although I try for it to be sky high, thanks to the people that are always there with me and support me.
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With 'Elect the Dead,' I learned how to make a rock record without a rock band and make the rock record I've always wanted to make.
