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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The willingness and ability to live fully in the now eludes many people. While eating your appetizer, don't be concerned with dessert.
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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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At Oracle, silver medal is first loser.
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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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I proved to myself that if I believe in something and set my mind to it I could actually accomplish it.
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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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The Internet is a gift to fashion.
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If I profane with my unworthiest hand This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this: My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.
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It's OK to sit in the Golden Globe room and look around and think, 'Oh, Helen Mirren's a loser tonight, so is Nicole Kidman. Meryl Streep lost tonight. Jessica Lange didn't win.' If you're gonna be in the company of losers, that's the company to be in.
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The myth that 'old' guys can't write anything fresh is just a myth.
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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.
