Chet Atkins (Mr. Guitar) Quotes
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Truth never damages a cause that is just.
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I never knew motherhood could be so truly gratifying until I had Natasha.
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It's awfully nice when people thank you for the pleasure and laughter you've brought to their lives.
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I know something quite sure. We'll never have peace with this Syrian regime. They'll never give us relief, and we'll never forget that.
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The pursuit of perfection always implies a definite aristocracy, which is as much a goal of effort as a noble philosophy, an august civil polity or a great art.
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The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
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At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people.
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Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.
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I love to act, but business is more interesting because it's more competitive and involves more people. There's more 'now' mentality and energy. Intellectually, it's a lot more interesting.
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One is taught by experience to put a premium on those few people who can appreciate you for what you are.
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At least I can say that I'm honest.
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The minority of Mexicans who are aware of their own selves do not make up a closed or unchanging class. They are the only active group, in comparison with the Indian-Spanish inertia of the rest, and ever day they are shaping the country more and more into their own image.
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Time engraves our faces with all the tears we have not shed.
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You have a movie and it proves itself and then certain things happen.
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You can't just tell your team, 'Think long term.' It doesn't work that way. When you are starting out, you have to always think about trying to build something of value for the customer: something they can use all the time, something of use.
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Spring is here my friends and a new chapter begins.
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A king is history's slave.
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In Hollywood there's no real material. They would send me stuff, but I hadn't even seen the director. If I don't see the director's eyes, I'm not going. I'm not even going to pack my bags.
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I mean, the country is deeply divided. There is 35 percent of the people who are Tea Partiers or more in some of those states. So it's probably going to be a difficult year, but there's nothing that I think anyone can do about it.
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Because I'm small, I've been called things from 'Happy Feet' to 'Little Face.'
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The group of guys I came up with in the 1990s were very innovative. I remember some of the older guys were complaining about how the music had changed, and they were being left behind. I didn't want to be one of those guys who sat around and complained because they weren't growing and evolving.
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Why she had to go I don't know, she wouldn't say I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday.
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You shape your own destiny.
