Keith Richards Quotes
Fame has killed more very talented guys than drugs. Jimi Hendrix didn't die of an overdose, he died of fame.
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You don't have to be something to do something.
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Education - much like law or medicine - should be a profession governed by professionals. Unfortunately, too many policies, even those that are well-intentioned, come from the top, leaving out those closest to the classroom, who have the greatest insight into how to provide a high-quality education for all students.
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Death remains about the one certain fact in the lives of each one of us, and there will be suffering, sorrow, and sadness next week as there was last week.
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If I were to try to describe the way in which I write, the only word I would use without qualification is 'slowly.'
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I've been fortunate to be working mostly right out of school. Every year, there was a little something, and it kept the confidence going. It's about confidence and the belief.
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My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.
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International friendlies, they mean something, but what you want is to play on the biggest stage, play under the lights.
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I'm a fast learner. I may not run as fast as I used to, but I think I still learn as fast.
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I am a registered Democrat and two-time unsuccessful candidate for office.
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I had an addiction to sugar growing up - major, major, major.
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In general, I would say I'm probably a little more conscious of looking after my skin since I moved to L.A.
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The experience of being an Olympian is one that can never be taken away from you.
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Children in schools need to have something to do with music and learn it the way they do literature, geography and biology.
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Great writing can be done in biography, history, art.
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These rejections hurt me terribly because I felt it was my life that was being rejected.
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I was already in a band, and the teachers called my mum in and said: 'Abbey's so clever, it's a total waste if she follows her dream'. But I never wanted to do a job I didn't love, and I'd always wanted to be a model or an actress or a singer.
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The Internet is a gift to fashion.
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As for what I listen to after writing, it could be anything - but I've noticed that if the current book contains music from one tradition, it is music from another tradition that most relaxes me.
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The life of the creative man is lead, directed and controlled by boredom. Avoiding boredom is one of our most important purposes.
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When I was a kid, my favorite after-school snack was hominy and pickled pigs feet.
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I don't think I'm a great singer myself. I'm all right. I've worked with different writers, different producers... I've just been blessed with the caliber of people I've been able to work with.
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A lot of guys that had muscle pulls were guys that didn't play for a long time.
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Fame has killed more very talented guys than drugs. Jimi Hendrix didn't die of an overdose, he died of fame.
