Phil Lesh Quotes
So what it boils down to, in my humble opinion, is that we need to support the arts in schools, and at every other level in the education of children.
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Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest without admitting that its constructive contribution to humanity is exactly minus zero.
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I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.
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I started riding the whole 'fluffy' train, and it's a cute word and socially a lot more acceptable than someone saying is fat or obese. If you call a girl 'fat,' yo, she'll raise hell, but if you say, 'Aw girl, look at you, you're fluffy,' there's almost a sexy appeal to it.
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You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path. Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure. Persist! The world needs all you can give.
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It's really not my thing to go after what comedians are doing. Because I always feel like we're jesters at the end of the day.
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Going to Freedom's Watch was a job opportunity that presented itself, so I jumped at it.
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The military is a place of discipline, technical proficiency, and personal sacrifice for the greater good.
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Oftentimes, people stay where they are in life simply because of fear. But do you know that fear isn't reality? It's only a thought in your mind.
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I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing.
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My 'Big Bang Theory' costar Johnny Galecki went off the grid. He bought a huge ranch and goes there every weekend. He keeps telling me to do the same thing, but I don't know if I'm that committed. The Valley is as far off the grid as I'm going to go.
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I found that if I don't paint for around a week, I get practically suicidal. It took a long time to figure out why I had these mood swings, and I finally figured out it's because I haven't painted.
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There are as many forms of happiness as sorrow, though most prove fleeting.
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In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
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2005 was a great year for me for fantastic roles that nobody saw.
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I grew up loving musicals. My mom had records of original cast recordings, and one of them was 'She Loves Me.' I wore that thing out singing along to Barbara Cook when I was eight years old.
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Writers who are activists are very rarely taken seriously as artists.
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I think women are amazing for being able to show what they feel. I admire women who do. I think it's a mistake when women cover their emotions to look tough. I say let's own who we are and use it as a strength.
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The understanding of art depends finally upon one's willingness to extend one's humanity and one's knowledge of human life.
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The only conception of freedom I can have is that of the prisoner or the individual in the midst of the State. The only one I know is freedom of thought and action.
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Water and sanitation has not had the same kind of champion that global health, and even education, have had.
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In a way, I'm lucky that I was never classically trained and never went to a music college. I'm just from a normal working class family and happened to get obsessed with music as a teenager.
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I love art. I used to have a painting of Gorbachev that was given to my family by Gorbachev.
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For me, I can't see Liverpool without him because he's just been there since I was a kid. I had him on the back of my shirt. He's always been on the team every time I've watched Liverpool. It's going to be really weird next season, a Steven Gerrard-less Liverpool side.
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So what it boils down to, in my humble opinion, is that we need to support the arts in schools, and at every other level in the education of children.
