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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Do not try to lead men who are unwilling to follow you; if their heart is not in it, you will never find the old spirit or the old courage.
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What a dog I got, he found out we look alike, so he killed himself.
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When things change a lot, some guys handle the change better than others, but that doesn't mean the guys that take longer to get the hang of things are suddenly slow drivers!
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I expected that because we've got guys behind (Williams) that are ready to play and want to get out there. They had their opportunity to get out there and play and they did well.
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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.
