Brad M. Carlson (Bun E. Carlos) Quotes
We were offered 100 'Sgt. Pepper' shows in Las Vegas with a huge back-end.
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All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim they are treating pregnant men.
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Invention is not enough. Tesla invented the electric power we use, but he struggled to get it out to people. You have to combine both things: invention and innovation focus, plus the company that can commercialize things and get them to people.
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My father was a pioneer in so many ways. He was fearless, and I think that I kind of picked that up from him as well.
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College isn't in everyone's hearts. I am living proof, though, that school doesn't mess up your plans. It gives you more experiences to write about.
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My father was my hero, and he died when I was 11. So, I really never experienced the kind of natural teenage rebellion or the anger at him. I never experienced those feelings as a young person.
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The ingestion of brain-altering chemicals - legal or illegal - cannot be categorized as good stewardship of our earthly lives.
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I love doing costumes. The costume is an actor's first line, so it's gotta be right!
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I started my own magazine with drawings, commentary, news, film reviews and drawings.
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People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it practiced.
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The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.
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Although I am a Christian, I am not even close to perfect.
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Kids are disorganized.
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The art world was not initially really accepting my kind of work. I was ahead of my time.
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Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.
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I believe that the fact and the reality of homosexuality and heterosexuality and of opposite and same-gender unions should be taught in our public schools without a value judgement system also being offered.
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What a good session musician does is listen to the song, to the artist, and to the other players. That way you can help bring out the song and help the artist express what they want to express. It's never about you stepping out and showing you can play something fancy.
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I'm not the best singer, but I like the way I sing my songs.
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The only thing that kept the Cold War cold was the mutual deterrence afforded by nuclear weapons.
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You know, they wanted to do a Broadway album and every show was kind of a bomb. There was no music at all.
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I hadn't been in Vegas 20 minutes when I got word that the bookmakers were offering three to one that Frank wouldn't show for my wedding.
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I cherish the memory of being a friend of Frank Sinatra on a friendship level to the point where we really hung out. We worked in Vegas, we'd talk on the phone, and if I wasn't doing anything, I'd fly out, and I spent time in Palm Springs at his house - on a level the way friends would be, not with a whole crowd of people.
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One day, I saw a magic show, and I was like, 'I have to learn how to do this!' Every time I went to Las Vegas, I had to get at least two or three tricks from the magic shops.
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I grew up in Denver, Colorado. After high school I went to Vegas.
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We were offered 100 'Sgt. Pepper' shows in Las Vegas with a huge back-end.
