James Rosenquist Quotes
Many of my old friends are gone now. I have a hard time dealing with the fact that they're just not there to talk to. I can't call them up for a rabbit-skin glue recipe anymore.
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When I wrote 'Fight Song,' I was in a particular low point. I needed to remind myself to not give up, that I still believed in myself and that I still had fight left.
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I am obsessed with the Great Depression and with former showgirls - and the Victorians - the idea of wistful, dark romance.
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I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.
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I'm happy to fight anybody.
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My mom used to tell me when I was little, 'When it rains, it's God's manifestation - a big day's waiting to happen.'
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My phone blows up all the time. I had to change my number.
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I intend not to do an item song ever. I find the term 'item songs' bizarre. I do not want to comment on its presence and its popularity, but I would rather avoid it.
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The really clever people now want to be lawyers or journalists.
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Questions are a burden to others; answers are a prison for oneself.
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'The Voice' was the first real job I've ever had that wasn't just messing around with music.
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If you're going through friendship issues, I would say, first of all take a step back. How important is the friendship to you? Sometimes, if someone's not being a good friend to you and isn't treating you the way you should be treated, then you kind of have to move on sometimes.
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I have been, and will remain, outspoken in my insistence that Israel has a right to live in peace and security.
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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
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As a competitor, I want to continue to keep turning the chapters and keep challenging myself.
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What I'm very concerned about is how do we bolster our self-awareness as humans, as biological organisms?
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You must be a lotus, unfolding its petals when the sun rises in the sky, unaffected by the slush where it is born or even the water which sustains it!
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'Giving 2.0' was born of my desire to redefine and democratize philanthropy.
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I don't want to just go out and do song to song to song. I like to create things before the song actually kicks in, little things you do to excite the crowd.
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Honestly, I think the combine is a waste of time. The effort should be in film watching, physicals, and mental evaluations.
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When we talk about safety and security of the American people, politics falls aside pretty quickly.
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When you're a young actor, and you're really fighting to have your place in the world - for me, anyway - it took a mental focus and energy and striving. It took a long time. And it was my whole life.
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I try out all the latest beauty products and participate in all the shows. It's pretty magical.
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I love classical music and have been playing violin since I was seven. Music helps me to express feelings in a way words often cannot.
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Many of my old friends are gone now. I have a hard time dealing with the fact that they're just not there to talk to. I can't call them up for a rabbit-skin glue recipe anymore.
