Keith Richards Quotes
One minute I'm standing at Ronnie Scott's getting a standing ovation and the next minute, I'm on a marble slab...
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The grandeur of Jerusalem is also... its problem.
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A lot of people ask me what my mom has taught me about modeling. The truth is the things she teaches me go deeper than what pose to make or what my good side is.
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Any item of clothing that covers the face and makes it impossible to identify individuals is open to abuse.
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I remember making the all-star team in Little League when I was around 11 years old. I was not a great athlete, but I loved it, so making starting second base in the all-star was great for me. I think someone must have been sick and they slotted me in.
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I've tried several varieties of sex, all of which I hate. The conventional position makes me claustrophobic; the others give me a stiff neck and/or lockjaw.
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I think 15 to 18 title defenses is something that would be in the record books forever.
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Some I want to see just for curiosity. But no, I don't really rush out to see a bunch of musicals.
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Dublin dwindles so beautifully; there is no harsh separation between it and the country. It fades away, whereas London seems to devour the country; an army of buildings come and take away a beautiful park, and you never seem to get quite out of sight of a row of houses.
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Our political establishment refuses to use the word 'segregated.' They call the schools diverse, which means half black, half Hispanic, and maybe two white kids and three Asians. 'Diverse' has become a synonym for 'segregated.'
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If you look back through history in the United States, there have been very few landslide elections. Half the country always voted for someone else.
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In November 1963, [Malcolm X] gives his famous message to the grassroots address in Detroit, which really kind of marks off the real turning point in his own development.
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Obscenities... I think a lot of dumb people do it because they can't think of what they want to say and they're frustrated. A lot of smart people do it to pretend they aren't very smart - want to be just one of the boys.
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Whether we live together in confidence and cohesion; with more faith and pride in ourselves and less self-doubt and hesitation; strong in the conviction that the destiny of Canada is to unite, not divide; sharing in cooperation, not in separation or in conflict; respecting our past and welcoming our future.
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My private life is private. But at the same time, I have nothing to hide. So what I will say is that I am very happy.
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I believe each human being has the potential to change, to transform one’s own attitude, no matter how difficult the situation.
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Running hills breaks up your rhythm and forces your muscles to adapt to new stresses. The result? You become stronger.
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I could depend a lot on my shaking, though I never shimmied vulgarly and only to express myself.
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Half the audience gets where I'm coming from and half the audience is like, "Wait a minute. What does that mean?"
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People who, out of an inborn moderation, leave every glass standing only half-emptied refuse to admit that everything in the world has its sediments and dregs.
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One minute I'm standing at Ronnie Scott's getting a standing ovation and the next minute, I'm on a marble slab...
