John Grant Quotes
It really was an amazing thing when Midlake brought me down to Texas and created an atmosphere in which I felt really safe and was able to do whatever I wanted artistically.
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There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.
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I grew up being a dancer, so I was always doing some sort of dance number, like the Tornado in 'The Wiz.'
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The most important thing that everybody can do, aside from building and keeping your network strong, is make good choices about your health.
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They used to tease me at the 'Oprah' show, 'Are you really going to do another white Shaker kitchen, with white subway tile and stainless steel appliances?' And my answer is, 'I can vary it a bit, but I'm never going to err from classic materials.'
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The Iran nuclear issue is on top of the agenda. It is a very complicated issue with long history.
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I like Disney Channel a lot, and I also like to watch 'Full House.'
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To take part in this brothel through the payment of my taxes, that had become to me unbearable.
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You have no ability, if you're a financial institution and you're threatened with criminal prosecution, you have no ability to negotiate.
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Ibiza is a popular vacation place for a lot of the players in Spain. If you go in the summer, there are some of the world's most famous movie and music stars, so nobody cares about soccer players.
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Back in May of 2008, the Kindle was still quite new, and we focused on that.
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Every once in a while I feel the tremendous force of the novel. But it does not stay with me.
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You get to a point where everything is so important. One day you have 'Letterman,' and the next day you're at the MTV Movie Awards, and the next day you have a sold-out show for over 15,000 people. You can't cancel anything, because it's just too much to let everyone down, which is an interesting thing about being in a bigger band.
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My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.
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I'm all for being in love and whenever I like someone, I end up pretty much completely smitten.
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I've got America's best writer for $300 a week.
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Thriller novelists get asked - berated, sometimes - about whether their work glorifies bad behavior, even, exploits human tragedy for entertainment.
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Combine the extremes, and you will have the true center.
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I have won 85 caps and have had a great career with Wales and have enjoyed every minute of it.
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The end of science is not to prove a theory, but to improve mankind.
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In America, there's more of the question, should music be political or should it just be for entertainment purposes, whereas around the world that's not even an issue. I think people just assume that music should be everything.
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I want to show that you can be just as amazing as labels and compete as a business and work as a business even though you're an artist.
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Being from Texas, I would say I favor a pair of jeans you can wear some boots with.
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It really was an amazing thing when Midlake brought me down to Texas and created an atmosphere in which I felt really safe and was able to do whatever I wanted artistically.
