James Anthony Froude Quotes
No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and thirty.
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It's different for every song. But for 'Say Something,' I think it was Chad who had an idea on guitar, and I had an idea on piano for different songs, and we just married them together. We bounce things off each other constantly and kind of massage all these ideas into a three and a half minute pop song.
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Manhood coerced into sensitivity is no manhood at all.
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Being spontaneous is a blessing.
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I hope to make movies that are so small they don't need to make anything to be profitable.
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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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To me, country music has always been the home for a great song.
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I don't believe in strong-arming people.
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I recently went to New York for the first time, and honey, I'm in love with that place. I'm obsessed with its sausages.
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Before every show, we get into a circle, hold hands, and someone makes a speech. Most bands are too cool for that.
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How extraordinary it is that one feels most guilt about the sins one is unable to commit.
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I find Indian music very funky. I mean it's very soulful, with their own kind of blues. But it's the only other school on the planet that develops improvisation to the high degree that you find in jazz music. So we have a lot of common ground.
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Martin Luther King said, and it is sadly still true, that one of the most segregated times in America is the hour of worship.
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Growing up, I had a terrible pudding-bowl haircut. I used to cut it myself, and I'd sew my own clothing, too. I looked a little strange compared to the other kids. But the thing was, I felt I looked amazing, so what other people thought never bothered me.
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Music has always been an important thing to me in my life and understand I've worked in the music business.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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I believe we are our own inner hand - the godly power resides within each of us to create the lives we desire - no matter what the challenges!
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When I start a picture, I always have a script, but I change it every day. I put in what occurs to me that day out of my imagination. You start on a voyage; you know where you will end up but not what will occur along the way. You want to be surprised.
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To keep your job, you fire others or bench them or trade them. You have to do the thinking for 25 guys, and you can't be too close to any of them.
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I love games, and I feel they've been sold short shrift in films so far.
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When I came to England, everybody was indoors all the time, and nobody said hello to each other. That was weird.
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During the race, we lose 2-4 kilos of liquids.
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The first decade of the twentieth century was not a great time to be born black and poor and female in St. Louis, Missouri, but Vivian Baxter was born black and poor, to black and poor parents. Later she would grow up and be called beautiful. As a grown woman she would be known as the butter-colored lady with the blowback hair.
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For years, I always thought it was hilarious that I was this fitness guru, because fitness was just a tool I utilized to help people improve their confidence. For me, it's never been about fitness. It's always been about helping to empower people.
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No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and thirty.
