Dr. John (Malcolm John Rebennack) Quotes
I been trying to clean up my act with my children for a long time. And I pretty much got them all talking to me now. And they accept me as a humanoid again.
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My father passed away when I was very young, so I was head of household for a very long time. Whether it came to cooking food or having to braid hair to get kids out of the door for school, I've been one that has - with the help of my mother - has been a father figure for a lot of young ladies.
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You won't do any more housework? Then you go to the bin.
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There is always pressure in football.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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I think it's the director's prerogative, not the studio's, to go back and reinvent a movie.
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Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous to the American idea. And these are principles which are not negotiable.
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Europeans know the importance of the Resistance; it has been the shining example of the modern conscience.
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Whatever the situation at hand, that's what I'm dealing with and trying to be true to it in that moment.
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In the year 3000, everything will be instant.
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Free societies are societies in motion, and with motion comes friction.
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I went to the studio of Fischli Weiss, and it was magical. I thought: 'This is what I want to do with my life; I want to work with artists and be useful to them.' I was magnetically attracted.
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As anyone who has covered the company for any length of time knows, Yahoo's record on major decision-making has been akin to a hippie commune - a lot of wrangling internally in a culture where everyone seems to have a voice and a reticence to push the button to launch.
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Out-marriage is an issue religious groups have been wrestling with for some time. Of course men and women fall in love. Of course it's not always convenient to their respective cultural and spiritual norms.
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I'm a passionate person, to a fault at times.
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I know politics; I know the media.
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There has been no persecution I have not tasted, no oppression I have not suffered. I neither care for Paradise nor fear Hell. If I see my nation's belief secured, I will not even care about burning in Hell, for while my body is burning, my heart will be as if in a rose garden.
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I also want to encourage anybody who was affected by Hurricane Corina to make sure their children are in school.
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For me the rehearsal period is the part I most enjoy. It's the creating of the story.
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Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
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It's difficult to feel as though you are truly being effective at work. Many of us feel trapped in endless meetings, with barely any time to grab lunch, let alone do any work. Overarching strategies and key priorities seem completely divorced from the day-to-day tactics.
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'Cool' is detached and emotionally cool. My instinct is to battle anything that seems overly cool.
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We should not judge Islam by terrorists. All civilizations and cultures produce terrorists. Every time there is a flag-burning, killing, or provocative films, I'm worried, not because something radical will happen, and this time, some people are killed. We're very sorry for that.
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If you live for your children, they may be smitten down and leave you desolate, or, what is far worse, they may desert you and leave you worse than childless in a cold and unfeeling world.
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I been trying to clean up my act with my children for a long time. And I pretty much got them all talking to me now. And they accept me as a humanoid again.
