Butch Trucks Quotes
When we started Allman Brothers, Atlantic Records kept telling us there was no way it was going anywhere.
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I like the mix of stuff I do. I love movies, but I also enjoy performing live and writing songs.
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On the other hand, all kinds of adventurous schemes to add security checkpoints to subway and bus systems have been circulating since the London attacks. This is nonsense. No one can guaranty 100 percent security.
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I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.
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I started imagining this whole different world. It was a society of musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one day.
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Stay away from the sun and remember the skin on a woman's neck, hands and face is sensitive and ages easily, so apply a high SPF sunscreen on those areas.
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My function as a writer is to provide an atmosphere in which people can think wisely about what we're doing on this planet.
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I think one reason my books have found mainstream success is that they're written from a skeptical point of view.
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I don't care what you play, where you're from, who you produce. It depends on what you're doing when you're with me. That's what counts. I don't pre-judge anything or anybody.
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When you love something, it doesn't feel like work.
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Our concept of governing is derived from our view of people. It is a concept deeply rooted in a set of beliefs firmly etched in the national conscience, of all of us.
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We bled writing these songs, we bled in the studio, and now we're out bleeding getting them right live.
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Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
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Now when the two armies met, many and fierce were the combats waged between them, and blows were given and received, and swords flashed and showers of arrows descended on all sides.
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Who does understand life?
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I've decided I am going to start loving my backside because I don't know anyone who does that.
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A great revolution in just one single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a society and, further, will enable a change in the destiny of humankind.
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I believe in music.
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Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else - very rarely to those who say to themselves, 'Go to, now, let us be a celebrated individual!'.
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I never wanted to be a feature - that was never the goal with my music. I didn't want to just live through other people's work.
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I don't think the Federal Reserve has any role in how high rates are right now. I don't understand why everyone is paying attention to this tapering. The Fed is using one kind of bond to buy another kind of bond. What's the big deal, and why is anyone taking the Fed seriously?
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Sometimes, as a guest actor, when you come on, you're coming into a show that's already been established, and the wheels are already in motion. It can be very nerve-wracking, jumping in as a newcomer, but everyone on 'Saving Hope' was so welcoming.
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I consider myself a line drive hitter with power. I just try to put my best swing on the ball every time.
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I think the Iraqis themselves will have to make a determination as to what type of government they ultimately come up with and what kind of nation they ultimately come up with. But they can continually use America's troops presence. The problem is not going to change until they are confronted with the reality that they have to make decisions and they have to make them themselves. They have to decide whether they want a country, whether they're willing to put their lives on the line and sacrifice for a national interest as opposed to a regional or sectarian interest.
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When we started Allman Brothers, Atlantic Records kept telling us there was no way it was going anywhere.
