Dwight Yoakam Quotes
As an artist, you have to maintain focus and eliminate the distraction of second-guessing yourself based on the opinions of others.
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I try not to have favorites, but Barfly is one that I like. My favorite is always the one I just finished.
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With a face like this, there aren't a lot of lawyers or priest roles coming my way. I've got a face that was meant for a mug shot, and that's what I've been doing for the past thirty years.
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I am remarkably pleased with Obama. I had grave misgivings about him.
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I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way.
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My desire to be an artist really came out of being broke and unemployed and incapable of holding a job down. That's what it was driven by for sure.
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One way to get high blood pressure is to go mountain climbing over molehills.
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When the peace treaty is signed, the war isn't over for the veterans, or the family. It's just starting.
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I live with my family. I moved to L.A. eight years ago, and it's the same room. But I'm looking now. I might get a condo.
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Comic book readers tend to be pretty secular and anti-authoritarian; nothing is above satire in their eyes.
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Putin is going to do what Putin is going to do.
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To think that guys who grew up in the '60s would make a miniseries supporting the idea that Oswald acted alone is something I certainly wouldn't have predicted. But time and evidence can change the way we view things.
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Eventually, the bad boy image affects fans' willingness to show up.
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I'm not into solos, I'm into lyrics.
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If you always feel like an imposter, you work harder, and that makes you better at your job. You've got to keep a level of variation; otherwise, you'll end up talking about nails and beauty products all the time.
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When children are hungry, sleepy from a night spent fighting untreated asthma, or hobbled by symptoms of undiagnosed illnesses, they are less likely to do well in school.
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I like somebody who's not so crazy but likes to have a good time... and who is thoughtful and kind and easy to laugh with. Somebody you can just be yourself with one hundred and fifty percent.
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The latest technology is not always good for anything except to the producers of the technology.
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You must be a lotus, unfolding its petals when the sun rises in the sky, unaffected by the slush where it is born or even the water which sustains it!
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You pay your money, you take your choice. I get the audience my language attracts and I lose the ones it repels.
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Tragedy takes us to the very state of consciousness which, were we to hold to it, would go far toward preventing further tragedies.
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I try to come in with a focus to stop my man and win the game. I'm always trying to be ready to catch them off their strides by being physical enough without getting fouls.
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As long as I focus on what I feel and don't worry about where I'm going, it works out. Having no expectations but being open to everything is what makes wonderful things happen. If I don't worry, there's no obstruction and life flows easily. It sounds impractical, but 'Expect nothing; be open to everything' is really all it is.
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I work hard. I focus on myself and putting food on my dinner table before anything else. I don't worry about other artists. Worrying about the next person in a negative way is the wrong way to be.
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As an artist, you have to maintain focus and eliminate the distraction of second-guessing yourself based on the opinions of others.
