Dwight Yoakam Quotes
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I know that there are going to be people that don't like my music, but I think in the industry itself it is always that, 'Oh. you're from the 'X Factor.' There have been certain radio stations that will not play your song because you are from the 'X Factor,' yet they'll play another song from an artist from another TV show.
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If my love is without sacrifice, it is selfish. Such a love is barter, for there is exchange of love and devotion in return for something. It is conditional love.
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I don't like controversy.
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One of the greatest gifts of Black feminism to ourselves has been to make it a little easier simply to be Black and female.
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But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
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Cursive writing does not mean what I think it does.
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It's not enough to just mildly want what you want. You must wildly want what you want. Nobody ever got their greatest wishes by being wishy-washy. You need to put extreme energy into your power of intention to win what you wanna win.
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The first time you meet someone, the conversation is sort of on life support. You're just trying to live another moment in the life of the conversation.
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Without a doubt, I'd love to do Broadway. I actually can't wait to get back to musical theater.
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I do not believe in populism. I am not a supporter of radical decisions. Practice has shown that usually these are harmful.
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The more research you do, the more at ease you are in the world you're writing about. It doesn't encumber you, it makes you free.
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Follow the fellow who follows a dream.
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Being a recognised face has its problems. I miss the freedom to go anywhere I want to.
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The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.
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Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness.
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When you get on a good horse, you just know. They are powerful, they stop quickly, they can turn in both directions, and they are fast.
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I had self-esteem issues into my early 20s.
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I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
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One good thing about punctuality is that it's a sure way to help you enjoy a few minutes of privacy.
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The Internet is not a place. It’s a great void, a black hole, from which you can call up an incredible amount of disorganized information.
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I've been around longer than most of my fans have been alive.
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We're building a great company, and we're very excited about the future of the company.
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The principles of successful stock speculation are based on the supposition that people will continue in the future to make the mistakes that they have made in the past.
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The future has a lot to do with the past.
