Chris Cornell Quotes
I had kind of a mean piano teacher. I went to Catholic school, so it was like the typical thing you would imagine - a little kid with a white-haired teacher frowning at the fact that I didn't practice.
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My own being can be judged by the depths I reach in making these historical origins my own.
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The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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If I'm going to change, my life and experiences should change me for the wiser and more profound.
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Born with blue spectacles, you would think the world was blue and never be conscious of the existence of the distorting glass.
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We can build the fence. We can triple the border patrol. We can end sanctuary cities by cutting off funding to them. We can end welfare for those here illegally.
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Being evil is easy.
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I'm not a control freak.
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My dad also plays a little banjo and guitar, my mom plays the mandolin.
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The idea of going on tour for the rest of my life with old works is not that exciting. As an artist I definitely think the work in future is going to be better than the work in the past, otherwise why do it?
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I am insecure. If you ask me, everybody is.
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When I went to Juventus, I was young, but in training, I had legends like Fabio Cannavaro and Lilian Thuram marking me. I had to work hard to get my respect.
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I don't know anyone on Wall Street who goes to work every day thinking of anything but how to increase their bonus.
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If I got hit by a truck, I would want to go to hospital, but if something is bothering me I will see my naturopath.
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I originally went to school for writing, for non-fiction. I'm specifically a poetry major within literature, but I don't know.
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I learned that kids in show business are so different from regular, average students. They would gather behind you and help you to succeed in any way possible.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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Rather than waiting to restore fiscal responsibility after we pass legislation, we must work to ensure we remain committed to it as we draft legislation.
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I used to regard genres as being embedded in cliches, and I always felt funny about the need we have to label things. But I'm happy to think of 'Starred Up' as a prison drama, although we tried to smuggle in some elements of family drama in there.
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I really, really love Daniel Craig as Bond.
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I was one of seven, and we took a lot of road trips - long road trips. And this was before iPhones and iPads and DVD players in cars. I remember how novel it was when I got my own Walkman so I could listen to music.
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Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.
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Worrying about where to begin puts you in a fair way to waste your life worrying, without getting noticeably closer to beginning.
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I had kind of a mean piano teacher. I went to Catholic school, so it was like the typical thing you would imagine - a little kid with a white-haired teacher frowning at the fact that I didn't practice.
