James Fenton Quotes
In rap, as in most popular lyrics, a very low standard is set for rhyme; but this was not always the case with popular music.James Fenton
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I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theater from time to time, and to write, and produce. It's by no means sour grapes.
Larry Hovis -
Bigotry toward any faith community cannot have any place in civilized society anywhere in the world.
Feisal Abdul Rauf -
Dub and reggae... I play that a lot around the house.
Gavin Rossdale Bush -
We can see cities during the day and at night, and we can watch rivers dump sediment into the ocean, and see hurricanes form.
Sally Ride -
They got word that the Japanese planes were coming back, so we sunk her ourselves so the Japanese wouldn't get it. We didn't want the Japanese to get it intact.
Barney Ross -
As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
Olga Kurylenko
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Arianna Huffington has exercised her renowned wisdom to give journalism another boost along the ever busier Internet. Her blog site promises to be an interesting challenge for those of us lucky enough to be invited to participate with our occasional contributions.
Walter Cronkite -
The government should move towards supporting aspirations and not entitlement. Subsidies supporting non-productive growth should be reduced.
Uday Kotak -
I feel like I'm not the greatest general manager in the history of general managers, but I do OK, and I'm learning as I go. I try to just do my best with it.
Daniel Bryan -
In the Philippines, the host should always be willing to defer to the wishes of the guest.
Ferdinand Marcos -
I don't mind playing spoiler.
Daniel Cormier -
The truth only irritates those it enlightens, but does not convert.
Pasquier Quesnel
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I'm a typical Irishman in that I only get home for weddings and funerals.
Walter O'Brien -
I am fascinated by Omega's history. Particularly the First World War stuff, when they made watches for the flying corps, and the NASA side of it.
Eddie Redmayne -
Happy songs are very difficult to write. How many truly great upbeat songs are there?
Natalie Imbruglia -
Brandy is the great cause of destruction for the aborigines of America.
Sam Houston -
There comes a time when what is needed is not just rhetoric, but boots on the ground.
Baldwin Spencer -
The universe, when you leave it alone, is going to be beautiful.
Yoko Ono
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We will create a civilization of the Mind in Cyberspace. May it be more humane and fair than the world your governments have made before.
John Perry Barlow Grateful Dead -
When I was younger, I had a much better connection between words and music. Somewhere along the way, I had kind of an aspiration to disconnect them, to just kind of go into a totally musical world.
Edgar Meyer -
I go for my shots with no regrets, even if I play to the fence.
Garbine Muguruza -
In rap, as in most popular lyrics, a very low standard is set for rhyme; but this was not always the case with popular music.
James Fenton