Jerry Leiber Quotes
And there's always one special element. In 'There Goes My Baby,' it's the out-of-tune timpani. 'Stand by Me,' it's the bass pattern. Of course, all the elements come together to make a great record. But there's always one standout.
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The problem is foster youth don't really have this network that other kids have.
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How do you make it to the top when all you have is ambition and talent? You believe in yourself and surround yourself with other idealistic and talented friends that fuel each other and push against the establishment to take you seriously.
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There seem to be many causes of depression. One cause is profound loss, grief. Economic hardship we know is linked to depression. We don't have a full picture.
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I always put my fantasies in the realm of goals.
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One cannot plan for the unexpected.
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I am an earnest advocate of manual training and trade teaching for black boys, and for white boys, too.
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I live in a bus and go from place to place and sometimes feel very detached from what's going on.
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All the big online retailers are looking at how to enter the Russian market.
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I know what I'm having 'em put on my tombstone: 'I have nothing more to say'.
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Here's the thing that people don't understand: I don't really care. I've never been a careerist. It's not a strategy. I react to certain characters and story lines and specific mode of filmmaking.
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At one point, I had 14 pairs of golf shoes.
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Bullies always have another target.
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The essence of Hinduism is the same essence of all true religions: Bhakti or pure love for God and genuine compassion for all beings.
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I'm anti-cheese in a salad.
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Athletic competition clearly defines the unique power of our attitude.
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I'm a comedian, not a politician.
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'Born this Way' is about being yourself, and loving who you are and being proud.
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I've read the 'Public Enemies' script and, no, it's not 100 percent historically accurate. But it's by far the closest thing to fact Hollywood has attempted, and for that, I am both excited and quietly relieved.
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In talking to you I feel very much more at ease than my colleagues who gave the speeches during the banquet.
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Find a man with both feet firmly on the ground and you've found a man about to make a difficult putt.
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I fantasised about F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' - I loved it, and then I read everything J. D. Salinger had to offer. Then I was turned on to Kerouac, and his spontaneous prose, his stream of consciousness way of writing. I admired him so much, and I romanticised so much about the '40s and '50s.
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We Americans can be rightly proud of the fact that the right to the free and unfettered exercise of religion is a primary principle in the vision and founding of our country. It defines us as a people, and has uniquely contributed to making this nation great.
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And there's always one special element. In 'There Goes My Baby,' it's the out-of-tune timpani. 'Stand by Me,' it's the bass pattern. Of course, all the elements come together to make a great record. But there's always one standout.
