Frankie Cosmos Quotes
I've played Frankie Cosmos shows where the promoter or whoever sees that I'm the lead singer, and then they go up to David, the bassist, and are like, 'So, do we pay you?' And he's like, 'No, you pay her; she's the boss.' Those are moments where I'm just like, 'I'm clearly in charge.'
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Those who condemn gay marriage, yet are silent or indifferent to the breakdown of marriage and divorce, are, in my view, missing the real issue.
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I want 'The Lady' magazine to be restored to its traditional place in the pantheon of weekly magazines.
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Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together.
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I have come to the conclusion - and I don't know why it took me so long, but nevertheless, I'm here now - that a lot of people tell me they don't get enough guitar on my albums. So I decided to do an album where the guitar would be the singer, playing the melody.
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Running back was always my favorite position.
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I like to go out and write. So I'll often go to a Starbucks or a local coffee bar, and I'll sit there and I'll write. I can write pretty much anywhere.
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How many inner resources one needs to tolerate a life of leisure without fatigue.
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But I don't want to sing everything out of the side of my mouth, I want people to understand what I mean.
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I've performed Schoenberg's 'Pierrot lunaire' many times.
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Vilification on the grounds of race or religion is always wrong. There's no place for inciting hatred within our Australia society.
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I rarely cook traditional risotto, but I love other grains cooked similarly - barley, spelt or split wheat. I find they have more character than rice and absorb other flavours more wholeheartedly.
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I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.
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I always believed in my ability, but I think in any sport you need that little bit of luck.
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Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the Olympic gold medal. It was a lot of years of work, and when I won it, it was more a sense of relief than jubilation or exaltation.
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What hasn't Barbie been? I don't think I can create an occupation that she has not done yet.
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In a way, Jersey really supports rock, maybe more than New York City and Long Island. I know plenty of bands that tour and do much better at Starland or other clubs in New Jersey than others in the tri-state area.
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I think being called a cat lady is a compliment. It means you have adopted a tiny little maniac into your life.
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Actually, I majored in marketing and I have a bachelor of science.
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Public hangings are teaching moments. Every company has to do it. A teaching moment is worth a thousand CEO speeches. CEOs can talk and blab each day about culture, but the employees all know who the jerks are. They could name the jerks for you. It's just cultural. People just don't want to do it.
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Of course, the kind of support that Cuba could give us was very limited when it came to building up our army, since they didn't manufacture armaments in the quantities that we required. So we turned to Algeria and the Soviet Union for support.
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The things we do to our children - most of the evil in the world is not done with bad intentions but with the best intentions ever.
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Nobody wants to know what I'm doing 24 hours a day, they'd be painfully bored, trust me. At the same time, if I'm doing something interesting or funny, I like being able to share that with my fans.
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I've played Frankie Cosmos shows where the promoter or whoever sees that I'm the lead singer, and then they go up to David, the bassist, and are like, 'So, do we pay you?' And he's like, 'No, you pay her; she's the boss.' Those are moments where I'm just like, 'I'm clearly in charge.'
