Matthew Sweet Quotes
First off, I don't want anyone to think I'm this huge thing in Japan. Every group from here that's made any records over any length of time - even indie bands - have a Cheap Trick effect in Japan.Matthew Sweet
Quotes to Explore
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Burroughs called his greatest novel 'Naked Lunch,' by which he meant it's what you see on the end of a fork. Telling the truth. It's very difficult to do that in fiction because the whole process of writing fiction is a process of sidestepping the truth. I think he got very close to it, in his way, and I hope I've done the same in mine.
J. G. Ballard -
Not only is self-regulation largely a fantasy, but repeated scandals across multiple industries have proved that companies are fundamentally incapable of self-regulating for the greater good.
Maelle Gavet -
I'm very silly as a person, but quality silliness on-screen has more of an art to it. Harrison Ford, whom I was in 'Morning Glory' with, has mastered that dry funny better than anyone.
Rachel McAdams -
The old series of sittings with Mrs. Piper convinced me of survival for reasons which I should find it hard to formulate in any strict fashion, but that was their distinct effect.
Oliver Joseph Lodge -
I don't watch television. I'm not a TV guy.
Gary Lockwood -
I used to have the very standard worldview. I can easily identify with people who see computers getting faster and smarter, and technology getting more and more beneficial, without seeing the other side.
Jaan Tallinn
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A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
You feel like you need to deal with a lot if you're from Cleveland, so you learn to let things roll off your back, and you learn that humor is the best way to deal with it.
Vanessa Bayer -
My mum brought me up to think that personal happiness is more important than your family.
Gail Porter -
Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.
Baruch Spinoza -
I tend to not watch things that are current. And then if everybody swears it's amazing then I'll like watch the whole series in a weekend.
Hank Azaria -
Every day, you have to get up with new energy and new ideas to contribute to pushing the organization forward.
Abagail Johnson
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Do you remember the wrestler Andre the Giant? Famous. He had acromegaly.
Malcolm Gladwell -
Why are numbers so important? I take up a film I like, give it my best, and move on.
Vijay Sethupathi -
Sometimes people talk about music, whether blogs or magazines, in a strange way where it doesn't seem like they're actually listening to it.
Victoria Legrand Beach House -
A song in a musical works best when a character has to sing - when words won't do the trick anymore. The same idea applies to a long speech in a play or a movie or on television. You want to force the character out of a conversational pattern.
Aaron Sorkin -
I'm a big sports fan. College football is my favorite.
Verne Troyer -
I very much admire Uri Ariel. I think he's a man of principles, and effective, and I love him.
Naftali Bennett
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I love to wear my own Jade Jagger ball gowns. I love their timeless elegance, of course with my own jewelry.
Jade Jagger -
Science fiction has been an inspiration to generations of scientists and engineers, and the film series 'Star Wars' is no exception.
John M. Grunsfeld -
I grew up with a bunch of factory workers.
Bobby Cannavale -
A good teacher helps you explore the maximum.
Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar -
The strongest iron, hardened in the fire, most often ends in scraps and shatterings.
Sophocles -
First off, I don't want anyone to think I'm this huge thing in Japan. Every group from here that's made any records over any length of time - even indie bands - have a Cheap Trick effect in Japan.
Matthew Sweet