Chris Cornell Quotes
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I think a strong dollar is the result of policies, but I don't think the strong dollar is in and of itself a policy.
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It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses.
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I do not deal with threats and ultimatums.
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I love wrestling, but to wrestle just one style for the rest of my life seems like it would really hold me down creatively.
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The horror genre is not my favorite. I think it's fun, there's a great place for it and I get a kick out of it, but some stuff I'm too old for. You can't just take 10 guys and stick them in a cabin and off them one at a time - I'm not vested.
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My parents spent 16 years hauling my butt to L.A. for audition after audition. I remember always hoping I could help take care of them because they took such good care of me.
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The first time you meet someone, the conversation is sort of on life support. You're just trying to live another moment in the life of the conversation.
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My biggest thing has always been privacy. With an interview such as this where the questions are about me, I struggle to express myself. I have an immediate answer in my head of what I'd say, but sometimes I feel that it would be too honest. So these wheels of censorship start going around my head.
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The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.
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Don't depend on other people to be responsible for you. Don't make yourself stressed out over nonsensical things like material things.
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If you want to learn about America, watch 'The Wire.' It's a profound piece of entertainment.
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There are 10 men in me and I do not know or understand one of them.
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American business at this point is really about developing an idea, making it profitable, selling it while it's profitable and then getting out or diversifying. It's just about sucking everything up.
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One always writes comedy at the moment of deepest hysteria.
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Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
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If a guy is skilled at anything, that's attractive. There's something very primal about that and, sure, it can be as simple as figuring out the tip quickly. It's really cool when a guy tips 20 percent quickly and effortlessly so that when the check comes, he opens it and signs his name and done.
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I personally don't even try to compare New York and L.A. To me, they are just way too different.
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I become a first-time novelist and a senior citizen on the same day.
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I was halfway through a rough draft of 'The Sisters Brothers' when it came time to start the 'Terri' adaptation.
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Once you get into the habit of work, you can be more productive in the things you want to do.
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Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love...
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Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty; it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.
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Once the call of God comes to you, start going and never stop.
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RockNet Interview: Chris Cornell of Soundgarden (May 1, 1996).
