Chris Isaak Quotes
I think I'm in a really nice position, where I'm sure I could do another show if I wanted to do one, but right now the main thing in my mind is writing songs.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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Writers should provoke disagreement.
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Come on... when you're running, if you see you're going to win, you're going to celebrate.
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I grew up in uptown Jamaica; I went to a rich school. I was raised by my mother and my stepfather; they made sure education came before anything. I had a good childhood, grew up spending time with my bigger brothers and sisters. My people are good people. I was exposed to a lot of different kinds of people and culture.
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Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.
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In the beginning, I found it hard to give my songs away, but now I've realised it's exciting, and it's only making me better.
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People respect nonfiction but they read novels.
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Our relationships with our computers are almost sexual, they're so close. They're just such a huge part of our lives.
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When I got my Oprah money, the first thing I bought was a really nice electronic bidet toilet seat.
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I have been fortunate that publications like the 'New York Times' and 'The Wall Street Journal' have allowed me to share some of my opinions with a wider audience.
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That's one of the lucky things about getting the success later on. I know how I want to dress, I know what kind of house I want to live in, I just know more about myself, and that's true about the roles I want to play and what parts of myself I want to express. You're just more in touch with yourself.
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I don't think any actors love taking their clothes off on film, unless you're an exhibitionist, which I'm certainly not.
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You have to master not only the art of listening to your head, you must also master listening to your heart and listening to your gut.
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Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.
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When you're trying to paint a portrait of a very specific world, you're trying to show what makes the world different. So, sometimes it means exaggerating certain kind of aspects, but I don't think it's that important or it's that much of an issue as long as you get an emotional truth across.
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Stupidity is a talent for misconception.
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I haven't seen it this busy since I've been an IndyCar driver. So I think that's a great kind of thing that's happening for the IndyCar Series, in general, right now. But it's an event that I'm very proud to be part of. I love it. I can't wait to come back next year.
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Adventuring can be for the ordinary person with ordinary qualities, such as I regard myself.
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When I was a child, I wanted to be... a fairy. I still do, really, except that now I've now graduated to wanting to be a pixie.
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When people 'succeed' they tend to party, when they 'fail' they tend to ponder.
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I just kind of like to feel myself into stuff by writing scenes and seeing what characters end up saying.
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I don't claim anything of the work. It is his work. I am like a little pencil in his hand. That is all. He does the thinking. He does the writing. The pencil has nothing to do with it.
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It is always in my mind still that I can crush anybody. That's not an issue. But I think that is the same for most athletes. If you don't believe you can win tournaments anymore, then you can't do it.
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I think I'm in a really nice position, where I'm sure I could do another show if I wanted to do one, but right now the main thing in my mind is writing songs.
