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 do not have any pets. We travel too much.
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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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Hunches are not to be sneezed at.
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We shot 'Telusa Telusa' song in Bolivia. It took us 50 hours to get to the location. We shot in high altitudes, and oxygen cylinders were kept handy.
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I'd much rather be worrying about playing that note in tune, and picking out the best way to arrange the song, rather than thinking about pricing for the download. It's not art.
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In rendering its decision in our case, the Supreme Court equated money with speech because these days it takes the first to make yourself heard.
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For the life of me, I'll never understand how you can be an artist but not want people to understand who you are as a person.
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Larry only ever wrote one song, and he wrote that with Tony Kaye, I think it was, from Yes.
