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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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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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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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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The stakes are very high for us in Haiti. We have many important interests there. Perhaps the most important to me is our interest in the promotion of democracy in this hemisphere.
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I'm looking forward to writing more novels for young adults.
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We need money. We need hits. Hits bring money, money bring power, power bring fame, fame change the game.
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I always say, and I truly believe this, that my work is three steps ahead of me. I have an idea for something, and I tend to feel like it's leading me, and I'll follow the process through, and it's not until after I've seen it that I truly understand why I'm doing this.
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Often, it's the little things, like the title of a song, that can make a huge difference in its success.
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The fact of the matter is that the government is there to protect the people.
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My name became known because I was, one might say accidentally the target of state repression and because so many people throughout the country and other parts of the world organized around the demand for my freedom.
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The interest of the people lies in being able to join organizations, advocate causes, and make political "mistakes" without being subjected to governmental penalties.
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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.
