Gerald Maxwell Rivera (Maxwell) Quotes
Most of the people you see me working for me are actually with me. And I'm proud to say that I've known them for 20 years almost. I've written songs with, produced songs with them a lot of times. I don't deviate form my comfort zone. I feel like when God brings people to you, it's good to keep 'em around.
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Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.
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A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state.
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I talk every day about doing the right thing.
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I have to be on such a strict diet constantly.
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Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the box.
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My real last name is Galifianakisburg.
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I was very involved with school by the time I was 15 and wasn't working much as a model.
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Each of the bracelets I wear is from a long trip I've taken. One is from Nicaragua. One is from Nepal. One is from Guatemala. One is from Laos. They don't come off. I walk into a lot of very high-level boardrooms now, and I present to distinguished conferences, but these bracelets remind me of the places I've been and the people I've met.
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America's fine, nice, nice hiking near L.A. But I am European. I love London and Paris. Friends and intellect, big thought, why not?
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I'm most honest about writing when I'm talking to family or friends, not to newspapers.
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A lot of people I make music with are really talented and it doesn't stop at one instrument.
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I see couples fighting about the stupidest things. You just have to rise above everything.
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I wake up every morning and I wish I were dead, and so does Jim.
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I have a friendship with Hezbollah, and I also have contacts outside of Lebanon, but it doesn't mean I follow anyone's agenda.
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It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?
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We're a phenomenally snobby society, and it's such a rich seam. The middle class is so funny: it's the class I know best, and it's the class where you find the most pretension, so that's what makes the middle classes so funny.
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Moral choices do not depend on personal preference and private decision but on right reason and, I would add, divine order.
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People love gospel music. It's calming. It's soothing. It gets right to the point of whatever you're dealing with.
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If I do something related to English music, it will be definitely in the direction of R&B and pop.
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I believe that artists should be paid for their creativity. There's no other industry where people can come in and take what you create for free and give it away for free and that's acceptable.
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Let's say that, in reality, I'm basically very shy when it comes to men.
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I think people need to see Prince live to really understand how remarkable he is. He has always been inspiring because he is never afraid to break rules or barriers or invent something new - and if you love fashion, then you need to be able to do that.
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I've had to fight to be myself and to be respected. I'm proud to carry this stigma and call myself a lesbian. I don't boast about it or broadcast it, but I don't deny it. I've had to confront society and the Church.
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Most of the people you see me working for me are actually with me. And I'm proud to say that I've known them for 20 years almost. I've written songs with, produced songs with them a lot of times. I don't deviate form my comfort zone. I feel like when God brings people to you, it's good to keep 'em around.
