Ian McLagan Quotes
I like the fact that Austin's the first place I've ever lived where there's a real sense of community. People care about their neighbors.
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What brought mass innovation to a nation was not scientific advances - its own or others' - but 'economic dynamism': the desire and the space to innovate.
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It's for scientists to lay out the data and lay out what they think, and then it's for the public to make up its own mind. We don't live in a priesthood where some small group imposes its views on other people - that's not the way that science works, and it's not the way a democratic society should work.
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In law school, I earned the respect of professors and served on the editorial board of 'The Yale Law Journal.'
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My mother was against me being an artist. She just wanted me to marry a rich man.
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I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.
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The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center serves as a poignant reminder of our past and a trusted source of education for schoolchildren, community members, and visitors from across the country.
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Back in May of 2008, the Kindle was still quite new, and we focused on that.
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The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.
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There's a lot of garbage, and then there are those ones that just stand out so incredibly. You fight for those roles; you do everything in your power to get it.
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Corporations cannot commit treason, or be outlawed or excommunicated, for they have no souls.
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With fandom, people are sensitive, and sometimes defensive, about their experiences.
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Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.
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You learn a lot about love before you ever get there. You learn at least as much about love from books as you do from watching your parents.
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I feel that my fans have cultivated my talent and they continue to nurture me.
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Men! The only animal in the world to fear.
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The Fourth of July should be celebrated with big hearts.
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It's interesting: in the late '80s, there was this really random mix of new wave, industrial, and these early house records. And a lot of it was coming out of Chicago because of Wax Trax! So I always visited Wax Trax Records.
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You can't beat a Diane Von Fostenburg wrap dress; I always tend to go for the wrap dresses with a little more structure. I also love Prada shoes.
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I said if I have a No. 1, I'll do a naked photo shoot! I'm not sure a lot of people would like to see that, but it was more to the fans, really. Every gig I do, they try to get me to take my clothes off, so it's a promise to them - if I get a No. 1, I'll happily do a naked shoot.
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I like all of the books I work on to be ones you can pick up without knowing the entire history of the character, because then, not only can you enjoy it as is, but it encourages you to look into the history of that character and their world.
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A lot of people have told me they have mothers like my mother. I seriously doubt it.
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It's all about how you use your social platform. Right now, I'm just using mine to empower people, get my entertainment and my news. Other people use their platform for different things.
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Sometimes people start with you. Especially in local places - 'Hey, go get your shine box.' So I go out earlier. I wear sunglasses and a cap... That's the downside of being successful.
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I like the fact that Austin's the first place I've ever lived where there's a real sense of community. People care about their neighbors.
