Marcel Theo Hall (Biz Markie) Quotes

There are still recording artists out there doing things for the right reason, but a lot of people seem to be just driven by fame.

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• Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse.

  

  Edmund Waller
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  • Muse
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• Sometimes 'Rookie' is written about like, 'Finally! Something for alternative girls!' and I'm like, 'No!' Obviously it's not for everyone, but I used to think that there are cheerleaders, and there are art kids.

  

  Tavi Gevinson
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• This identity, this mind, this particular cast of speech, is nearly over.

  

  Harold Brodkey
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• Civilization is merely an advance in taste: accepting, all the time, nicer things, and rejecting nasty ones.

  

  Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton Gerould
  • Time
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• The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.

  

  Sam Levenson
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• People don't buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons.

  

  Zig Ziglar
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• I work legs, upper body, everything. Legs are very important. I do hang cleans and squats - I do primary exercises. Squats work over 60 percent of your muscle mass in your body. The hang cleans work on my explosive movement, which is essential for success.

  

  Larry Fitzgerald
  • Work
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• I think back to the 1990s, when I joined the Army, and all those peacetime years that we had, thinking, 'Will we ever go into combat?'

  

  Tammy Duckworth
  • Thinking
  • Think
  • Army

• Everything that has happened to me has been amazing and surprising.

  

  R. L. Stine
  • Me
  • Amazing
  • Happened

• I think Teach for America has suffered from the fact that I did not teach, in a major way. I also think if I had taught, I wouldn't have started Teach for America.

  

  Wendy Kopp
  • America
  • Think
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• Home is where your rump rests.

  

  Rachel Brosnahan
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• Um, well, I made a new CD called 'Dream With Me' and it's out now, and I'm really excited about it.

  

  Jackie Evancho
  • Dream
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• When you feel stuck in a hard time, jump-start a pro-change attitude by letting go of possessions that no longer work for you - like old clothes and old shoes.

  

  Karen Salmansohn
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• My youngest sister belonged to a group called the Twelve Tribes for many years. She recently left, with her husband and four children. Talking to her about her experiences in the group is fascinating, moving, and enlightening.

  

  Kate Christensen
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• All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter.

  

  Sai Baba
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• I think women today are really struggling with these dual roles: How do you have a full-time career and be ambitious and still take care of your family?

  

  Caitriona Balfe
  • Time
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• I like to hike with my dog, Webster. It helps clear my mind.

  

  Calista Flockhart
  • Mind
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• Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.

  

  Garret Dillahunt
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• Fortunately, most religious people accept medicine as a gift from God and reap the benefits of both realms.

  

  Caroline Fraser
  • People
  • God
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• Tax bills create wealth. They help people live better.

  

  Nancy Johnson
  • People
  • Live
  • Help

• I've always wanted to do action stuff. I like it. You really want something that's special; that's got something special about it and not cheesy, I guess. I'll tell you something, it's fun, it's different. Comedy is difficult. Doing comedy is very difficult. Action stuff is fun.

  

  Matt Dillon
  • Different
  • Fun
  • Action

• Think back to the early rock n' roll records, and the average record length in the '50s - and well into the '60s - was two and a half minutes. It's very hard to put that much songwriting into two and a half minutes.

  

  J. D. Souther
  • Think
  • Rock
  • Early

• 'Do you promise you won't hurt me?' asked Arthur. 'You will be safe from all harm for the space of a quarter hour, as measured by this clock,' replied the Old One. 'You are mortal enough that I would not slay you like a wandering cockroach, or a Denizen of the House.' 'Thanks,' said Arthur. 'I think.'

  

  Garth Nix
  • House
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• There are still recording artists out there doing things for the right reason, but a lot of people seem to be just driven by fame.

  

  Marcel Theo Hall
  • People