Otis Blackwell Quotes
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The modern tradition is the tradition of revolt. The French Revolution is still our model today: history is violent change, and this change goes by the name of progress. I do not know whether these notions really apply to art.
Octavio Paz -
I hate to say it but I think it has become very obvious that our system for devising trade agreements, so very important to this country's functioning around the world, has not only broken, but it has broken completely.
Xavier Becerra -
I hate being called an 'icon.' I just don't like it. That's all there is to it.
Edmund Hillary -
If I hadn't spent many years trying to be as compassionate as Mother Teresa, as positive a thinker as W. Clement Stone, as prolific a writer as Stephen King, and as good a speaker as many of the legends I have studied, I would not be as successful as I am today.
Jack Canfield -
You can't hate Britney Spears because, you know what, no matter what Britney Spears been doing, she's still on TV.
T-Pain -
Mr. Norrell is like a librarian trying to do magic... That's the story of my career, really. I stand next to good looking men and make them look better!
Eddie Marsan
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The truth is, it's not a great career move to create a readership and then, in effect, abandon them.
Dan Simmons -
Today people who hold cash equivalents feel comfortable. They shouldn't. They have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that pays virtually nothing and is certain to depreciate in value.
Warren Buffett -
Songwriter friends will be like, 'Oh my God, when are you going to put out 'Love Triangle?'' It's just been that song for me that really helped me get a lot of writing sessions and helped jump-start my writing career.
RaeLynn -
We know that the nation that goes all-in on innovation today will own the global economy tomorrow. This is an edge America cannot surrender.
Barack Obama -
What I hate in fiction is when the author knows better than the characters what they should do.
Pat Barker -
Everything I have experienced in my life helps form who I am today, and I would not change or forget any of it.
Dalia Mogahed
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I'm a stand-up comic. I'm always doing dates; it's just that, if I'm working on a project or I'm busy, I can't get out on the road or book any shows. Since the beginning of my career, I'm usually out for at least 10-15 dates throughout the year. If I have time, then I try to get at least 30-40 dates.
Wanda Sykes -
There was always a love-hate relationship with New York in the rest of the country, but I made them feel more love than hate.
Ed Koch -
Today, fear of bloodshed is forcing us into recognizing new taboos: those of Muslims.
Patrick Chappatte -
I hate to sound this way but, 'Why me? Why me with dementia?'
Pat Summitt -
The thing about being an artist today is you get to develop right in front of people's eyes before you even put out an album.
J. Cole -
Alone is a much better film than House of the Dead and better than most horror movies out today.
Uwe Boll
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I hate to lull the audience into letting them think that something is something. It's always fun to defy expectations.
Martin Short -
The only rule is there's only one rule: no rules.
Dana Snyder -
Who knew? If the illusion is quite perfect, who is to say it is not real?
Tanith Lee -
I am the youngest of four children - three boys and one girl. I don't think becoming an actor had anything to do with seeking attention, though. My relationship with my siblings when I was growing up was close and playful.
David Harewood -
First, I started taking dance classes, and then I started taking singing lessons. Then my mom put me into a year-round theatre program where I did seven shows.
Lilla Crawford -
I'd hate to be a songwriter starting a career today.
Otis Blackwell