Don Nickles Quotes
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Sea Change was so specific. From the beginning it was set what it was going to be. All the other ideas that I had at the time I had to put to the side.
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The thing I love about vampires that I find so fascinating is that, unlike other sci-fi creations, they aren't monsters from the get-go, they're human beings first... and so what kind of human you are would dictate what kind of vampire you would be.
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Whatever people thought the first time they held a portable phone the size of a shoe in their hands, it was nothing like where we are now, accustomed to having all knowledge at our fingertips.
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Yoga is a life-saver.
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The important thing is to be there, score when needed. It's better if the goals are beautiful, better still if they are important.
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I am pretty hard on myself. But I think that's how it has to be if you want to keep growing as an actor.
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I think there is something to be said for not feeling like just because you're a model you have to be dressed up, look amazing, go to every party, and be smiling all the time.
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I've written for every medium except poetry, at which I suck.
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Having grown up in the Middle East, eating beans for breakfast always seemed like a bizarre British eccentricity.
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I disliked singing in English and neither liked the story nor the character of Cressida.
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You'll see me on 'Top Chef' someday. My Midwestern hospitality needs an outlet, you know?
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I think what happened during the Great Depression was that African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights but they became impatient for economic emancipation.
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What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?
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To me, writing an ongoing series feels like driving a freight train downhill. All you can do is steer and pray.
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Always remember: the alleviation of poverty is never a political or economic issue - it is moral.
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As far as the grunge thing, there are three bands from Seattle that I would call true grunge.
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A stronger E.U. of defence makes NATO stronger.
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You don't just luck into things as much as you would like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it is friendships or opportunities.
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When I worked in the White House in the 1970s and '80s, I was often stopped within the White House by agents checking my credentials. They were very observant and would stop anyone they didn't recognize.
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The worst thing about cynicism is its truth.
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When you're playing music, say for instance, you're playing a part of the band and you're looking at your music, your horn is down into the stand. This way, it's up and it goes right on out to the audience, you know?
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It's humiliating, being told you're not responsible enough to make your own choices in life.
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I like to read and write and take pictures and bike.
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My last comment was, though, that Congress has cooked the books.
