John Grogan Quotes
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I don't know if it's my music, my lyrics, my sound, and knowing the music business the way I do-all I can say is, my career has lasted way longer than I expected.
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Though we may know Him by a thousand names, He is one and the same to us all.
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I don't really love to perform in music. Some people like it more, but it's not my thing so much, but just the writing, when you get the lyric, and the lyric just goes just the right way, or you find the right bridge that takes you to the solo, and those moments are tremendous, and it's difficult to portray.
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There are some forms of religion that are bad, just as there's bad cooking or bad art or bad sex, you have bad religion too.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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When I was a kid, I wanted a Chanel bob and bangs. My mom said no. I went to the salon anyway, and they said, 'No way - we are not going to do that to your hair.' So I did it myself. Big mistake. Instead of my bangs going down straight, they were sticking up like a cat. It was horrible.
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It will be disastrous when a leader or manager shows up with one attitude one day and treats people with a different attitude the next day.
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The Chinese are really good at diplomacy - and even at making their interlocutors feel very uncomfortable.
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My company invents all kinds of new technology in lots of different areas. And we do that for a couple of reasons. We invent for fun - invention is a lot of fun to do - and we also invent for profit. The two are related because the profit actually takes long enough that if it isn't fun, you wouldn't have the time to do it.
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People trash talk me.
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Splendid architecture, the love of your life, an old friend... they can all go drifting by unseen if you're not careful.
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And we broadcast tapes sent to us from Americans against the war. These were most effective I believe.
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Most people want security in this world, not liberty.
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My profession has helped me to grow up.
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Playing live, you can't survive, certainly not in England. We used to work daytime jobs and play gigs at night. It was very exhausting.
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The U.S., especially Hollywood, is so strong for film production.
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We really tried hard not to make it a cricket book, it appeals to a much wider community.
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I got a psychology degree from USC, but music is just my whole life.
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They always say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.
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You have to experiment and that's gonna help your confidence so much when you step out and try things.
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Become more accepting. With every interaction, surrender any tendency to judge another person. Pray for a more accepting heart.
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Nothing amazes me anymore.
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The roots of education … are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
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A dog is the greatest gift a parent can give a child. OK, a good education, then a dog.
