Elliott Yamin Quotes
To me, obstacles in life build character. You have to be able to overcome adversity in order to succeed and appreciate the simple things life has to offer... that's where most of my inspiration for writing and singing comes from.
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What brought the British to the Gambia in the first place - which was bigger than it is now - was trade in ivory because the Gambia had a lot of elephants. They wiped out all the elephants and ended up selling Africans.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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There's nothing wrong with being anthropomorphic. That's how we understand the world.
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True stories, autobiographical stories, like some novels, begin long ago, before the acts in the account, before the birth of some of the people in the tale.
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It is very wrong to sleep in your make-up, but when you wake up the next morning, I think it looks very good.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
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There comes a point in nearly every book event I've done when a little feminist revolt stirs inside the crowd.
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Not obsessed with particularly Nike, but sneakers in general. I love them.
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One can not impede scientific progress.
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You have to relish the challenge of television.
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Don't be afraid to convince yourself that your business is incredible, but don't expect others to be convinced without solid data to back it up. Ideas can be a worth a lot, but they are usually not. Execution is everything.
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You have to know what club you are playing for, or you just play for yourself. Every time I put on a Liverpool shirt, I know it is more than just a football game.
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Bleaching eyebrows makes me crazy.
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I was told that, when 'Betrayal' was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable.
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I came into the rap game in 1992; my life was changing, but my group wasn't successful; I also saw the biggest rappers in the world die all of a sudden in the ensuing years, so it was a matter of conquering yourself before you can conquer the world.
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In the Senate, you can become one of the nation's leading voices on the issues.
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For me to have the opportunity to stay with one character for, God willing, a long period of time, is really exciting.
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If you lived through the shooting of Jaws, you can live through anything.
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Render more service than you are paid for and eventually you will be paid more for less services rendered.
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When I checked into a hospital in Germany, after having been beaten by police in Sichuan, I was told there was bleeding in my brain and I was near fatal collapse. I was rushed into surgery. When I awoke I felt like a normal person again. But I will not feel whole until I and my fellow Chinese can live freely.
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Lead singers not only do the majority of the work, but their personalities are singled out and taken as the general attitude of the unit.
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If the United States commits to the goal of reaching Mars, it will almost certainly do so in reaction to the progress of other nations - as was the case with NASA, the Apollo program, and the project that became the International Space Station.
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'The Simpsons' basically - and 'Futurama' - are really smart shows. They're kind of disguised as these goofy animated sitcoms, but the references within the shows, if you're paying attention, are pretty smart and pretty sophisticated.
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To me, obstacles in life build character. You have to be able to overcome adversity in order to succeed and appreciate the simple things life has to offer... that's where most of my inspiration for writing and singing comes from.
