Joel Barlow Quotes
There are many advantages in their being accustomed to the use of arms, and no possible disadvantage.
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I just didn't make music that you could sing with a big grin, still don't.
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I think R. Kelly's range is so vast and broad that in order to stimulate himself creatively as an artist, he has to step so, so far outside the box, or else he feels like he's not challenging himself.
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My mom was an actress in the local Seattle theater doing experimental plays.
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I know it sounds weird, but the food that I eat, it doesn't make a big difference, and it never has. So, I've saved a ton of money not buying a lot of alcohol, not going out to restaurants too much. So, I think it's part of our culture, and it's part of a social activity more than anything else.
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I probably have traveled and walked into more variety stores than anybody in America.
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I don't necessarily think that installation is the only way to go. It's just a label for certain kinds of arrangements.
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We're in a world that celebrates things: success, beauty, money. And I reckon that's really about 4 per cent of the world. The rest of us are just getting on with it.
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It's hard for me to understand how working-class people support themselves.
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I don't know anything about music.
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By definition a sequel can't be original. So you've got to figure out what worked the first time around.
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When media coverage sets up a binary opposition between 'the accuser' and 'the accused,' there is no longer a victim or even an alleged victim - a flesh and blood person who was harmed by the violent act of another.
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Upon this the Hungarian ministers resigned, but the names submitted by the president of the council, at the demand of the king, were not approved of for successors.
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I would have to have some tragedy and romance in my life, but I've actually had a very cushioned, caring upbringing. I'm desperately seeking some edge. Maybe I'll find it one day.
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I used to brag that I can hold up any eviction - even if the landlord had legal rights, I could hold it up for a year.
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The Prohibition era is so vividly depicted in 'Lawless.' John Hillcoat does a remarkable job of rooting his film in such a tangible reality.
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The thing that scares me is a place like the Amazon – which is the size of the continental U.S. and mostly unexplored and has a different ecosystem, there are so many things in there that can kill you.
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Tennis is mostly mental. Of course, you must have a lot of physical skill, but you can't play tennis well and not be a good thinker. You win or lose the match before you even go out there.
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If I was a star, it would be difficult to go off and do 'Coronation Street.' So I guess I'm not a star.
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I was this little kid writing songs. I look back at having that dream, and it's weird. Being able to do it and live out your dream on any scale is amazing. I don't take any of it for granted at all.
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Who amongst us doesn't want to be a hero?
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I cry all the time. I love to laugh, too. It's important to create an environment for yourself where you feel what you need to and don't hold it in.
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My father was a golden boy from a very small town. He won a very prestigious law scholarship to NYU Law School, and there in Greenwich Village, he met my mother, who was very young, fresh off the boat from Germany.
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It always made me sad that there were kids who didn't have homes.
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There are many advantages in their being accustomed to the use of arms, and no possible disadvantage.
