Walter Bagehot Quotes
A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities.
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The best way to travel abroad is to live with the locals.
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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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I try to make music that's relevant to my life and relatable to the culture I live in.
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Every decision to use military force is an excruciatingly difficult one.
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What my future will not be is active politics in the Liberal Democrat party.
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I'm not a morning person, but I've become one as the result of having kids. The morning is my private time to spend with my boys.
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The thing about a failure is that it is possible to deny it forever.
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My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough.
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You get to a point where you really can't manage more artists, because representing artists takes a lot of time.
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I think that our civilisation is very much a visual civilisation - television and videos and all this.
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My mum told me to have patience. It's about realising that when things aren't going the way you want them to, or you don't have inspiration, it will come.
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The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
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I'm one of those who believe the bumper sticker: If you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns. The first people who are going to be in line to turn in their guns are law-abiding citizens. Criminals are going to be left with guns.
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If you're conservative in Hollywood, you're on a list of people who need to be put in their place.
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The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.
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I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.
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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
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My wife will tell you that if you feel my hands before I walk on for a performance, you could chill a bottle of wine.
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You'll understand what life is if you think about the act of dying. When I die, how will I be different from the way I am right now? In the first moments after death, my body will be scarcely different in physical terms than it was in the last seconds of life, but I will no longer move, no longer sense, nor speak, nor feel, nor care. It's these things that are life. At that moment, the psyche takes flight in the last breath.
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The guitar for me is a translation device. It's not a goal. And in some ways, jazz isn't a destination for me. For me, jazz is a vehicle that takes you to the true destination - a musical one that describes all kinds of stuff about the human condition and the way music works.
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My bag always weighs a ton. I carry my whole bathroom with me. You never know what's going to happen in a day!
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I think Bolano had a generosity about him that was unique. He seemed to include so many people in the circle of his adventures, whereas I felt like I was pretty selfish.
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A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities.
