Chris Cornell Quotes

When Soundgarden formed, we were post-punk - pretty quirky.

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• When I went to drama school, I knew I was at least as talented as other students, but because I was a black man and I wasn't pretty, I knew I would have to work my butt off to be the best that I would be, and to be noticed.

  

  Lance Reddick
  • Work
  • School
  • Pretty

• I'm pretty much friendly and compassionate to everybody. But not to people in the ring.

  

  Daniel Bryan
  • People
  • Pretty
  • Friendly

• Well, my type is obviously creative. Creative, with burning eyes and a pretty mouth.

  

  Vanessa Paradis
  • Pretty
  • Eyes
  • Creative

• For the last few years I've tried to force myself to write at least one page every day, which doesn't sound like much but it's actually pretty hard to manage. Because I'm not allowed to do a make-up day. I can't do two pages the next day. The punishment for not completing my page is that I have to eat a vegetarian meal the next day.

  

  Dan Chaon
  • Up
  • Pretty
  • Day

• What's really important to me is somebody who can totally let loose and pretty much be themselves and have fun.

  

  Taylor Lautner
  • Important
  • Fun
  • Pretty

• Nothing new here, except my marrying, which to me is a matter of profound wonder.

  

  Abraham Lincoln
  • Me
  • Wonder
  • Matter

• The way I'm portrayed on the Internet is partly my doing, but it's partly the people that are presenting it so, you know, people come to know this strange version of a human. It can be pretty weird because people think I'm digging through dumpsters and smell like crap all the time.

  

  Mac DeMarco
  • People
  • Time
  • Pretty

• I just put on what the lady says. I've been married three times, so I've had lots of supervision.

  

  Upton Sinclair
  • Married
  • Three
  • Lady

• I put myself out there; it's part of my job, and I get it: people will attack me. At first I was thrown off, but now I have a pretty thick skin about it.

  

  Zooey Deschanel
  • People
  • Job
  • Pretty

• I am fortunate to stay at lots of lovely hotels when I'm on tour, but my favourite hotel group in Britain is Malmaison. I recently stayed at the Malmaison in Manchester, which was pretty amazing. It had a fabulous bar and restaurants, as well as fantastic rooms with mood lighting.

  

  Olly Murs
  • Amazing
  • Fantastic
  • Fabulous

• Discovering L.A., in particular in the early '80s, was pretty spectacular; it was fun and carefree, and there was not nearly as much traffic as exists today. It was very much the last gasps of the Beach Boys' ideal view of L.A.: sun, the beach, cars, blondes, etc.

  

  Zach Galligan
  • Fun
  • Today
  • Pretty

• I was in prison with pretty much the who's who of the jihadist and Islamist scene of Egypt at the time, and Egypt was the cradle of Islamism for the world - it's where it began and where jihadism began as well.

  

  Maajid Nawaz
  • Time
  • World
  • Pretty

• I was a pretty pretentious kid. I was always making art.

  

  Nate Lowman
  • Art
  • Pretty
  • Always

• I think I've always had a 40-year-old body, and now that I'm actually there I'm like, 'Hey, pretty good, huh?'

  

  Felicity Huffman
  • Good
  • Think
  • Pretty

• I was pretty young, but because of that first record, 'Cole Espanol,' we took our first trip - well, my first trip - to Mexico.

  

  Natalie Cole
  • Pretty
  • Young
  • First

• Edible Arrangements will have to beat back some rivals, including a handful of mom-and-pop vendors and a company in Pennsylvania called Incredibly Edible Delites. And there's always the chance that a deep-pocketed national florist like FTD will decide that pretty produce is profitable and jump into the mix.

  

  Tahl Raz
  • Pretty
  • Mom
  • Deep

• I feel I have to protect myself against things. So I'm pretty careful to lose most of them.

  

  Orson Welles
  • Pretty
  • Myself
  • Feel

• I think girls from a young age know what they want, and boys kind of have to keep up and catch up to them. Even in kindergarten, girls are pretty much the ones that like the boy first and the boys are like, 'Oh, I want to play with my trucks.' They think it's not cool. I think girls are definitely more ahead than boys.

  

  Madeline Carroll
  • Up
  • Think
  • Age

• Pretty much everything that I pick, when it comes to choosing roles, is just based on things and materials that grabs me. It's pretty much the subject matter that I gravitate towards.

  

  Brittany Snow
  • Pretty

• I personally am not religious. I think, put into the wrong hands, it's incredibly dangerous. It's the reason for most of the wars that have been fought around the world, and it's pretty ridiculous when you think about what they're actually arguing over.

  

  Jared Harris
  • World
  • Pretty
  • Religious

• I am racing to the studio the moment that God affords me the opportunity to hear again.

  

  Foxy Brown
  • God
  • Opportunity
  • Moment

• The government would be making decisions about what type of care is given, what procedures can be performed, and the kind of medications prescribed. It would be a very profound change from the ideal to which we aspire.

  

  Nan Hayworth
  • Change
  • Government
  • Care

• I'm in awe of any Olympic champion, for sure.

  

  Katarina Johnson-Thompson
  • Champion
  • Sure
  • Awe

• When Soundgarden formed, we were post-punk - pretty quirky.

  

  Chris Cornell Soundgarden
  • Pretty