Burning Spear (Winston Rodney) Quotes
The kind of music I'm dealing with is more a long-term music. Sometimes a little discourage runs along on your thought, but I am here to push it back. Discourage is a sign of weakness, and I don't like to be weak.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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I wasn't raised super-poor, but my parents got divorced, and my mother didn't have much money. Even now if I have a cake, I'll eat it slowly, and I save most of the money I have.
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Let me go to hell, that's all I ask, and go on cursing them there, and them look down and hear me, that might take some of the shine off their bliss.
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Most of my songs have names of people I've met or are dear to me. There are people who have privacy issues and about people knowing about their private life. But for me, I like to include few special names and few details about them to make the song very special to me.
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Raquel Welch is someone I can also live without. We've got some love scenes together and I am dreading them!
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I'm the Jerry Lewis of crime fiction.
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People know I have a good time on stage. I love my life. I love my job.
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When kids are met with the highest expectations and given the extra supports they need, they can be as motivated as kids anywhere.
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When I was young, 'Scarface' was my favorite film. Al Pacino is my hero. I want to work with him.
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I'm not 'Will's brother' anymore. Will is my brother. I'm paving the way for all middle children out there.
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My parents are overweight, and I think the biggest problem we have in America is a lack of education. The place to start is with parents and teaching them to cook healthier.
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Online hierarchies are inherently dynamic. The moment someone stops adding value to the community, his influence starts to wane.
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This country is pretty amazing.
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To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation.
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Heroes can be sweet.
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There's a long life ahead of you and it's going to be beautiful, as long as you keep loving and hugging each other.
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Spine transplants are what we really need to take Reagan on.
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There is no such thing as women's intuition. You all just have crap poker faces.
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I started playing piano age six. I was also singing in the choir, so my mum put me into music school. I went to study there for seven years, but it was not my passion. I quit because I wanted to study marketing. But I can still play piano.
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Actually, I bought one share of Warren Buffett's stock, probably 35 years ago, in order to read his letters.
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Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power
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In 1984, I managed Walter Mondale's campaign for president. Mondale won the nomination after a bruising battle with Colorado Senator Gary Hart and Reverend Jesse Jackson.
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The kind of music I'm dealing with is more a long-term music. Sometimes a little discourage runs along on your thought, but I am here to push it back. Discourage is a sign of weakness, and I don't like to be weak.
