Neil Innes Quotes
Larry only ever wrote one song, and he wrote that with Tony Kaye, I think it was, from Yes.
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If even in science there is no a way of judging a theory but by assessing the number, faith and vocal energy of its supporters, then this must be even more so in the social sciences: truth lies in power.
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If you have two parents who have to work, who want to work, you need to have someone to guide your child.
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Newt Gingrich seldom misses a chance to note that he is a historian.
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I think, from the very beginning, I always knew that I needed to get out of Malaysia and do my thing somewhere else.
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Banks are concerned the central bank is imposing too many regulations. If the trend continues, we'll swing to heavy regulation. We need to have balanced regulation to encourage the economy.
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If I can put it together, I've got an opportunity to win.
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Israel has a security concern involving geography. But geography does not have the same value it did in 1967.
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I certainly don't have any boundaries myself, but I think I'm very aware of other people's.
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It's nice to work with your own alma mater.
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My retiring days are behind me – they're going to have to throw me out now.
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I went to Sunday School and liked the stories about Christ and the Christmas star. They were beautiful. They made you warm and happy to think about. But I didn't believe them.
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It is just as important to set apart time for the development of our aesthetic faculties as for cultivating the money-getting instinct. A man cannot live by bread alone. His higher life demands an impalpable food.
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I'm trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it.
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Just for the record, I personally do agree with some of the sentiments of Rabbi Meir Kahane. I think he was right about certain things, wrong about other things, but I have absolutely nothing, no association whatsoever with Kahane Chai leaders.
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I'm not a person who embraces challenges. I run from challenges. I break world records running from challenges.
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If I am elected president, every militant on the face of the planet will know, if you go and join ISIS, if you wage jihad on the United States of America, if you attempt to murder innocent Americans you are signing your death warrant.
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Outlining is not writing. Coming up with ideas is not writing. Researching is not writing. Creating characters is not writing. Only writing is writing.
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I got to go back and perform 'God Made Girls' on 'The Voice,' which was awesome. I also got invited to sing on the 'Grand Ole Opry,' which was another unbelievable moment.
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We do need different types of propulsion to get to Mars. I wrote one of the first Ph.D. theses on that in the 1960s.
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I told my wife a man is like wine, he gets better with age. She locked me in the cellar.
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I stopped hating and started just being. My whole life, I had been the most defensive person you'd meet, unable to tolerate any criticism. But now I started listening and being.
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You had to have a great voice or talent as a musician before imaging or marketing plans came into play.
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To me it seems that to give happiness is a far nobler goal that to attain it: and that what we exist for is much more a matter of relations to others than a matter of individual progress: much more a matter of helping others to heaven than of getting there ourselves.
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Larry only ever wrote one song, and he wrote that with Tony Kaye, I think it was, from Yes.
