Keith Emerson Quotes
I remember that I used to mix with my friends who had brothers and sisters. I was an only child.
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I was very influenced by movies; I was very influenced by a world that had a sense of dream.
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I've come to realize I'm more spiritual than I am religious. What I mean by this: As far as praying to God goes, I'm more about looking inside for inner guidance - tapping into our own abundantly powerful inner resources - which, I suppose, is where some might say God does indeed reside.
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Feature filmmaking is a very powerful medium. It has a hold on me now.
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If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.
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I've had the privilege of meeting and/or interviewing most of the top metal and hard rock artists at various points in my career and sharing their stories and music with millions of fans on air through TV and radio.
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People are generally forced to change. We don't want to change, and then something absolutely forces us to realize that what we are doing isn't working or that our picture of the world is wrong. We fail. So we change.
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I just do whatever I do, and put it out there without tryin' to cater to anybody. If you like it, you like it.
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I see that it is impossible to remember a long poem without practice and repetition; so is forgetfulness of the words of instruction engendered in the heart that has ceased to value them.
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I'm not completely at ease at rapping, I can't do it well yet.
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I compose music for films, and by the grace of God, I've got a few awards. That's it.
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In poor countries, the rich and powerful crush the poor and powerless.
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Democracy requires common ground on which all can stand, but that ground is sinking beneath our feet, and democracy may be going down the sinkhole with it.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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If I don't eat something after I work out, I get shaky and cranky - not a good combination when you're a television host.
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I know some people say I can be funny. But there is always a deeper meaning to what I say. I am a socialist at heart and have the interests of the poor in mind. When people see how I manage to work my way out of tough situations, it gives them hope in their own life.
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Christianity doesn't demand that we worship our ancestors. If we don't remember our ancestors, then, in all likelihood, we cannot also recall the distant past.
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It's a courageous thing to do something that doesn't have rules or limits.
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Now children as young as nine carry AK47s which can kill 30 people in seconds.
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My eyesight is not good. You guys will see, in games you'll watch, I will have times where I don't see the catcher very well, especially in low-light conditions. I can get to about 20/40. That's about as good as they can get me with the stigmatisms and stuff I have going on.
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Remember, we know the end of the story of World War II and the Cold War. But day by day, living in fear of the Nazis and then in fear of the Soviets, the outcome was by no means certain.
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I think women want to feel beautiful. They want to feel seductive. I also try to think about items that can be worn in different ways so they can be worn more than once. If you're going to buy a $2,000 jacket, you are going to want to wear it over and over.
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I arrange my subject as I want it, then I go ahead and paint it, like a child.
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We live in our language like blind men walking on the edge of an abyss. This language is laden with future catastrophes. The day will come when it will turn against those who speak it.
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I remember that I used to mix with my friends who had brothers and sisters. I was an only child.
