Geezer Butler (Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler) Quotes
Jack Bruce, as soon as I saw him, it changed me. I didn't even know what bass players did until I saw Cream.
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There are really two kinds of optimism. There's the complacent, Pollyanna optimism that says, 'Don't worry - everything will be just fine,' and that allows one to just lay back and do nothing about the problems around you. Then there's what we call dynamic optimism. That's an optimism based on action.
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Can you think of anything more permanently elating than to know that you are on the right road at last?
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I love an underdog. No, I don't necessarily mean the cartoon. I mean like David, as in Goliath, or the Bears, as in The Bad News Bears.
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Kids need time for problem solving, critical thinking, applying knowledge through project-based instruction, working in teams, falling down and getting right back up to figure out what they didn't understand and why.
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The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.
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In my district, California 14, we have about 4,000 families who are on food stamps, but some of my colleagues have thousands and thousands more. Yet, they somehow feel like crusaders, like heroes, when they vote to cut food stamps.
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Stay focused on the mission.
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Part of the whole L.A. mentality that nothing really matters unless it's a success... is such a shallow and dangerous attitude to have.
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Everybody grows but me.
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I had a terrible bout of acne after I turned 30.
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I really want to keep modelling, but it's not my number one goal in life. But it's so fun. I love doing it; it's just that - it's not like I just want to be a model when I'm older.
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Don't go in and tell somebody else how to run their business.
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The capital goes wherever the opportunities are.
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The typical white American woman in 1800 gave birth seven times; by 1900, the average was down to 3.5.
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I always hated perfect TV moms because I always thought that was unrealistic.
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You know what 'DOUBT' stands for? It stands for 'Debate On Understanding Bewildersome Thoughts.'
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Often, the pretexts for starting a war are not real shortages of land, food or fuel, but rather perceptions - like fear, honor and perceived self-interest.
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When you're editor-in-chief of a big magazine, you cannot be a cover girl for MAC; you cannot be the face of Givenchy - of course you can't; it's doesn't go with the job.
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We're all controlled neurotics.
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Institutions should focus on educating against clashes of culture and the promotion of a culture of tolerance and peace.
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My father taught me to read music and play the piano-but not well, even though people have said that I'm a natural musician.
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My style is unique and random. But I think it's important that it still makes sense.
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I will forever be proud to call myself a Bruin and will never forget the memories that were made here.
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Jack Bruce, as soon as I saw him, it changed me. I didn't even know what bass players did until I saw Cream.
