Ian McLagan Quotes
I'm terrible remembering lyrics. Before a tour, I have to remind myself. I have to go through the songs.
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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I think a strong dollar is the result of policies, but I don't think the strong dollar is in and of itself a policy.
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For a long time, I thought I was going to play basketball. There's not many 6-4 white guys playing the three spot in the NBA, so I realized I probably didn't have much of a future in basketball and that football was probably going to be my best bet.
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Like in every peace process, and especially in Colombia, there all kinds of problems that will come through. Not only is the process by itself very complicated but it has lots of underground complications.
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I'm hard on myself. I'm my biggest critic.
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The way I create music is maybe like a painting, to compose in a more visual way. Basically it's the music that I want to hear- that's my inspiration and bottom line. I just try to get ideas from books, movies, paintings.
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I'm not that ambitious chick. I'm not chasing a cover of a magazine or an award. I've just never been that girl. I've always been very content with whatever God blessed me with and he's already blessed me with a lot.
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I love being a woman and I was not one of these women who rose through professional life by wearing men's clothes or looking masculine. I loved wearing bright colors and being who I am.
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My own journey in becoming a poet began with memory - with the need to record and hold on to what was being lost. One of my earliest poems, 'Give and Take,' was about my Aunt Sugar, how I was losing her to her memory loss.
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I've been working on this feature script for Master Class, a play by Terrence McNally that won a lot of Tonys.
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Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage.
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I'm terrified I'm about to die, or that all the people I love are about to die, every second of every day.
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You must always do what you feel is right.
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I have to remind myself constantly that people actually want to hear the music I've made; that's hard for me to digest. I think a live audience is the only tangible evidence you can have that your work is making an impact. It's really humbling.
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One thing that we decided very early in the relationship is that when he goes, we all go - the whole family.
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Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow.
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I was living as a young single mom. I was 19 when I was divorced, and my daughter was a year old, and I waited tables here three to four nights a week for several years while I was trying to support myself and my daughter and the day I got that acceptance at Harvard Law School was an unforgettable day.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers.
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I have this dream life where I get to be a celebrity but I get to navigate the world fairly easily because I'm always in character.
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The most important thing to me is how hard we go after the ball and take care of it.
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I find celebrity really scary.
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How far should a person go in the name of true love?
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I'm terrible remembering lyrics. Before a tour, I have to remind myself. I have to go through the songs.
