Nile Rodgers Quotes
I called all adults by their first names, and my mum was just another adult. I was the firstborn of my generation in the family, but because I was so close to my parents in age, they treated me with a kind of adult respect. They talked to me as an equal.
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Everything's a risk, by the way, these days. Every film you make is a risk. There's no guarantee.
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Americans want to believe that we are a nation of laws, and no one is above them, including the president. Mr. Trump's and his associates' actions during his campaign and during his brief time in office are extremely troubling.
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The expression a woman wears on her face is far more important than the clothes she wears on her back.
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Paranoia is an illness I contracted in institutions. It is not the reason for my sentences to reform school and prison. It is the effect, not the cause.
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I believe journalism or news will migrate to the online medium.
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If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.
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'Fairness' can be an important quality for legislators to consider when they are passing public policies. But it is a subjective standard. And it has no place among judges on a court - whose duty is to dispassionately judge a law's constitutionality.
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I never lose confidence. As soon as you lose confidence, you're done.
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I've been working with the land for most of my life; walking it and photographing it. And I love it to bits.
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I am not that thrilled about the way our records sound anyway. Don't get me wrong, I work hard on them and I want them to sound fantastic but I'm happy to have another interpretation of them anyway.
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I have this assemblage of small facts, which looks like intelligence but no real depth of knowledge about anything. That's why I'm an actor.
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I thought it was quite vain to say, I want to be a model.
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I love what I do, so it's not tiring. If I worked at a computer or drove a truck, I'd be dead in a week.
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He who indulges in falsehood will find the paths of paradise shut to him.
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The fact is, it's hard to release movies.
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I feel like a lot of comedians do have that deep, dark thing. I have my stuff, but I don't go to that dark place. Things are just way too good.
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You know, every family and every business in California knows what it means to go through tough times.
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What we need is an electronic encyclopedia of life, with one page for each species. On each page is given everything known about that species.
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I know that a ridiculous number of classic serials have been commissioned, and that reviews show a reaction against them. The critics seem fed up.
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Acquire knowledge before you become leaders and pride prevents you from learning and you live in ignorance.
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For me, the end of childhood came when the number of candles on my birthday cake no longer reflected my age, around 19 or 20. From then on, each candle came to represent an entire decade.
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Literally, I look back on it now, and I often think to myself, 'Karamo you should have done better.' But that's the thing: when you're in that dark space, you can't do any better. And it's for people around you to say, 'You know what? I need to check in with you and be there to support you.'
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When I talk to youngsters today, especially those involved in athletics, I tell them to get their education first.
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I called all adults by their first names, and my mum was just another adult. I was the firstborn of my generation in the family, but because I was so close to my parents in age, they treated me with a kind of adult respect. They talked to me as an equal.
