Douglas Hodge Quotes
When you sit down and there's nothing, and then you write a song and there's something, that's the most extraordinary feeling.
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I don't think anybody thinks they're bad, just in life, in general.
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I see a deep connection between peace and change: peace always starts from within, for communities and people alike. The same is true of change: real change starts from within.
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I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on earth - certainly greater than sex, although sex isn't too bad either.
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If one has curiosity, then one stands the chance of attain a high level of scientific inquiry.
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The reason that the all-American boy prefers beauty to brains is that he can see better than he can think.
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I've only dressed in drag three or four times.
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Sometimes when you're a songwriter, you kind of have this egotistic thing: you just want to write something that you love, and you don't care about if people like it or not, but personally, I want to write something that people can jive to.
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Democracy requires common ground on which all can stand, but that ground is sinking beneath our feet, and democracy may be going down the sinkhole with it.
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You'd better believe that Putin sees that in Syria, Obama draws a red line and ignores the red line.
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How do you sustain yourself when all the old structures people looked to for support - religion, family, ethnic solidarity - are crumbling, or feel so false that you refuse to avail yourself of them? What comes next?
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My dad is often horrified by what I've spent my money on.
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It's not my job to get really personal in how I express myself. I've met fans, and they've been lovely. But letting my personal life out there, I don't think is a good idea for me. I think the more you do that, the more you can be accused of encouraging that kind of attention.
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Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can't figure out what from.
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In lean times, you get plenty of sleep, and you're not flying around everywhere.
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While the United States has largely been missing in action from the diplomatic game, the European Union and Iran have been making progress at developing a formula that would lead to the suspension of Iran's nuclear enrichment program and the start of serious negotiations.
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Being in love is the best thing in my life.
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Someday, I'd like to create a fashionable dance shoe.
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Having a purpose and knowing exactly what your values are will add additional years to your life.
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As long as someone wants to hear my music, I don't care if it's a ringtone or the album or whatever.
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The aggressive use of wiretaps is important: It shows that we are targeting white-collar insider-trading rings with the same powerful investigative tools that have worked so successfully against the mob and drug cartels.
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I would say a lack of sleep is a cause for feeling not so beautiful. On those days, I try to drink lots of water and put on the biggest sunglasses I can find.
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My father has a manufacturing company in Kentucky, and he's an electrical engineer. A brilliant man. A brilliant businessman. So he understands the business aspects of my business very well. My dad and I always communicate when I have to negotiate a deal.
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I don't want to crawl over the entrails of past disputes.
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When you sit down and there's nothing, and then you write a song and there's something, that's the most extraordinary feeling.
