Wayne McGregor Quotes
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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The contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants throughout our nation's history are undeniable, but the tendency to overlook their gallant efforts is pervasive and persistent.
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If you're going to play the game properly, you'd better know every rule.
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Men whose sense of taste is destroyed by sickness, sometimes think honey sour. A diseased eye does not see many things which do exist, and notes many things which do not exist. The same thing frequently takes place with regard to the force of words, when the critic is inferior to the writer.
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I know you think that when you're 35, 45, 55, you'll be different. But I'm going to let you in on a bit of a secret. You're going to look different, and your life is going to be different, but in your head you'll always be that 16-year-old girl.
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I think the key for any kind of artist - and this transcends music - is a certain degree of authenticity and sincerity.
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Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking.
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I think it is the fact that birds are two-legged, like us, which gives them something of our balance and gesture and makes them nearer to us.
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When I'm making music, I can hear all the parts, all the instruments. I can hear what it should be.
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Live rich, die poor; never make the mistake of doing it the other way round.
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I like to go shopping, to the movies, all the girl stuff. Just a normal girl.
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It's all part of my journey - I've done a lot of stupid things, but you learn by your mistakes.
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The Nigerians have been very instrumental in preserving stability in Sierra Leone. They have done this at considerable cost in dollars and Nigerian lives. The US should encourage Nigeria to stay in Sierra Leone.
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There will be the 5% on the fringe of any hardcore fanbase that get angry about any change you make to the source material. The truth is that novels, games, comics, and what-have-you are not usually ready to be slapped up on screen as-is.
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When I was a kid, I was super shy.
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I always used to watch 'The Daily Show,' and there were all these comedic geniuses there. I didn't know if I was going to be hired full time or not. At the beginning, I was sort of hired as a part time, on and off guy. When I first got hired - it was August 2006 - and I was working on and off, and they'd call me whenever.
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My favorite thing is to have a big dinner with friends and talk about life.
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That element of surprise is what I look for when I am writing. It is my way of judging what I am doing - which is never an easy thing to do.
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I want every girl in the world to pick up a guitar and start screaming.
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My dad is an excellent grandfather. He loves kids. He loves to kiss them to death.
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I get called 'Mayor West' a lot in airports. I've been very fortunate to have a fan base that keeps growing, and the work gets such a warm response and humor from people.
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I prefer the path of peace over war.
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I've tried to let the work I do speak.
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I enjoy my work too much to force-feed myself with pressure.
