Maynard James Keenan Quotes
You can grow grapes in almost any part of the world. You just have to develop your palate enough to realize wine is an expression of the place where you make it. You don't have to take over the world; just be an artist and express your area.
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And it was then that I realized wow, I'm able to write lyrics and sing and stuff like that.
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I don't think Congress, in general, has done a good job articulating to the American public how inextricably linked our credit markets are to our entire economic system.
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I kind of crave loneliness.
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The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.
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I'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm not interested. It doesn't seem to get across.
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IBM, Microsoft, the profit they made was larger than the top four banks in China put together... But where did the money go?
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Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
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Frankly speaking, it's only the script that matters to me the most. If I like the script, then I just commit to myself and go ahead with it. But I also look at the commitment and confidence of the director of the film because it's him who will shape the film.
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One SF prediction that I would like very much to see: Get solar collectors launched to beam energy back home, and get away from fossil fuels.
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Our goal is a title. With LeBron, we are in 'win now' mode.
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There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve a hitter. More than you can improve a fielder. More mistakes are made hitting than in any other part of the game.
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Gratefulness is a double-edged sword. Because I think we've poured it into a feeling. And the batter of gratitude gets kind of stuck to the edges of the Williams Sonoma melamine mixing bowl. But gratefulness, the act of being grateful is actually... a verb. It's an activity.
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I am essentially a hack, a commercial person. If I had a hobby, I would immediately make money on it or abandon it.
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Most important thought, if you love someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.
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The world is a beautiful book, but of little use to him who cannot read it.
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My mom would always play me a lot of late-'50s, late-'60s rock.
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If I see a movie on TV that I'm in, I usually will watch it for that reason: It's like I'm watching another person.
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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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If a role demands in a good project, I wouldn't mind wearing a bikini.
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It's been ingrained in me, from my parents and others, this idea of making a difference in the world.
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Even when he was awake, he would carry his dreams with him. They reminded him of who he is and what he wanted out of life. His dreams would tell him what to do, how to navigate in this world.
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Your candor is worth everything to your cause. It is refreshing to find a person with a new theory who frankly confesses that he finds difficulties, insurmountable, at least for the present.
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The whole New Kids thing was crazy. The more it grew, the more I just felt like I was trapped.
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You can grow grapes in almost any part of the world. You just have to develop your palate enough to realize wine is an expression of the place where you make it. You don't have to take over the world; just be an artist and express your area.
