Dr. Dre (Andre Romelle Young) Quotes
In my opinion, some of the hip-hop records that come out, people are willing to compromise. I'm not.
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I was born in Dallas, Texas, but I was raised in south Florida. 'Ice Ice Baby' is about that area.
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Since I never get on a scale, I have no idea how much weight I've lost!
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I'm not really a fan of Valentine's Day. I think it can be romantic doing nothing on Valentine's Day. It's more romantic than being given a big bunch of flowers that everyone else is doing.
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Customers want new things, and the way that they get them isn't written in stone.
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When I was sixteen years old, I was sentenced to two years in prison; the Swedish government changed it, so I could go to a boarding school as part of a social programme. I was in this boarding school with some of the richest kids in Sweden.
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That was one of those moments where I felt so confident. I played three matches in the same day.
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There are no free lunches in life. You have to earn it. I am paying my dues. People have accused me of having it easy because I am Amitabh Bachchan's son. Yes, I am his son, and I've never run away from it. I work hard to make him proud.
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Dramatically it's always more interesting to conceal rather than reveal things.
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I might go on discussing this subject at great length, but after all is said, done, and written, my own book of experiences will best show what these obstacles are, and how I managed to overcome them to some extent.
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On banks, I make no apology for attacking spivs and gamblers who did more harm to the British economy than Bob Crow could achieve in his wildest Trotskyite fantasies, while paying themselves outrageous bonuses underwritten by the taxpayer. There is much public anger about banks and it is well deserved.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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This is my trademark: I rip my T-shirt. I'm into the whole showing-a-bit-of-chest-hair thing.
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Take the time today to understand your contribution to any bad event you've just been through.
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If it's something quite low-key then I'll often do my own makeup. But for something like a premiere, it's good to have a makeup artist because they know what they're doing.
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My mom is painfully sweet; she's from Nebraska.
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Beethoven's music tends to move from chaos to order, as if order were an imperative of human existence.
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I just love music, and I absorbed what I love.
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The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
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If you're writing a scene for a character with whom you disagree in every way, you still need to show how that character is absolutely justified in his or her own mind, or the scene will come across as being about the author's views rather than about the character's.
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I am very selfish when it comes to work, and I only care about work.
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I am and always will be an HRH. But out of personal choice I like to be called William because that is my name and I want people to call me William - for now.
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People ask me, "What is it like?" with a negative tone. But for me, I'm surrounded by the most talented and passionate people in the industry.
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In my opinion, some of the hip-hop records that come out, people are willing to compromise. I'm not.
