Chris Cornell Quotes
I think the Beatles is one band that, if I'm working on a song arrangement or if I have some idea for a song, and there's a little bit of a Beatles quality to it, I never avoid that. I always will steer into it.
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If even in science there is no a way of judging a theory but by assessing the number, faith and vocal energy of its supporters, then this must be even more so in the social sciences: truth lies in power.
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To be a designer today is to be an entrepreneur. Whether you're a two-man operation in Shoreditch or a 3,000-person, vertically integrated brand, you need to have the wherewithal to run your business through investment, considering everything from start-up funds to your exit plan or what it takes to go public.
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The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history.
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But once the ants and termites jumped the high barrier that prevents the vast variety of evolving animal groups from becoming fully social, they dominated the world.
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The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.
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People trash talk me.
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My confidence comes from me, not from Jon Jones. I can't draw my confidence from another person.
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'The Last Airbender' is genetically engineered for me. I love martial arts. I study it. The movie's based on a lot of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy. I was raised Hindu.
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I almost got a psychology degree, I almost got a philosophy degree. I kept changing it so they couldn't make me graduate. I studied anthropology and eastern religion, epistomology, and astronomy... I took every interesting course I could find for nine years.
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I love Adele; she's a timeless, classic beauty. I think she's beautiful. She's just a real woman.
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I do not have any pets. We travel too much.
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There was no religion in my life growing up. Did God invent us or did we invent God?
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If you have a passion and love for something, it's hard to give it up. I had jobs where the people were helpful and let me go to auditions, and I'd make up the hours another day. I was lucky in that respect: I could afford to get to London.
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To stay true to your art is such a complicated journey, and Dad clearly has done it.
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I'm trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it.
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Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.
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I'm not a person who embraces challenges. I run from challenges. I break world records running from challenges.
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Being the Children's Laureate has been educational, sometimes hectic, but most of all, great fun.
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Food can bring people together in a way nothing else could.
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Bees are not as busy as we think they are. They jest can't buzz any slower.
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I couldn't pronounce Arnold Schwarzenegger, so I called him Balloon Belly.
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Our children should be taught to beware of everything foreign and not to disclose any state or party secrets to foreigners... for foreigners are eyes for their countries, and some of them are counterrevolutionary instruments [in the hands of imperialism].
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I got to sing a wonderful song called 'I Ain't Down Yet.' Well, I ain't.
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I think the Beatles is one band that, if I'm working on a song arrangement or if I have some idea for a song, and there's a little bit of a Beatles quality to it, I never avoid that. I always will steer into it.
