DMX (Earl Simmons) Quotes
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I have a baby that is 21 months old, and I watch Disney Junior with him. A lot of those shows are about pirates. Even the T-shirts and pajamas I buy for him have pirate themes like, 'Aye-aye, argh and mate.' But, I definitely grew up watching pirates.
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An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
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Ethel Merman would stay with a show for years and tour with it. So would Mary Martin, the great stars. They recognized the value of that success and nurtured it. Now, you come from Hollywood, you play 12 weeks and go away. I don't think that's the best policy.
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'Love Don't Let Me Down,' which is the original title of 'Country Strong,' was just as difficult emotionally as 'Tron' was physically. I play a country singer that basically gets on tour with Gwyneth Paltrow's character, who is one of the biggest country stars out there, and she's fallen down too many times and it's an intense emotional story.
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I taught myself to play the piano, because I wanted to play it.
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I'm still at the beginning of my career. It's all a little new, and I'm still learning as I go.
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Everybody has a story... and a scream.
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Many of my constituents are in their 80s, 90s, even 100, and our focus is ensuring that their needs can be provided for.
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I decided I was going to be an artist who wrote my own songs, and turned down the publishing deal. That meant that the first few years here were really tough financially. I didn't know if I was going to have gas to get home sometimes or could put gas in the car.
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I was in Kenya when I read 'Catch-22,' and I associate this book that has nothing to do with Kenya - whenever I think of 'Catch-22,' I think of Nairobi.
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Whatever you see - any good results - are all from the pressure.
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I think we have to secure our borders and make sure that people coming in are coming here not to do us harm.
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The Bureau doesn't have any secret files.
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I am permanently relaxed.
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If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself.
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I don't feel that electronic music has to stand on the back of urban artists or anyone else to be recognized. It's great music.
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Fundamentalists are panicked by the apparent disintegration of the family, the disappearance of certainty and the decay of morality. Fear leads them to ask, if we cannot trust the Bible, what can we trust?
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The fear tactic is a tactic that's used by people who want to maintain control, and it's very effective.
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The blockchain is to money what SMTP is to email. It's an open way to move value around. Every existing player in this space - not just Venmo but also Google and Facebook and others - are all closed; they all want to work just within their own walled garden.
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A sane person doesn't think war is a good idea.
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This American Jewish music is a new experience for us at least consciously.
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In all of us, there is a struggle between the good and the bad. It makes it more palpable and real to play such people as an actor.
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My mother would beat me so bad, I wouldn't be able to sit down. And I would never snitch.
