John Rampton Quotes
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One of the big things I've learned is that there's an advantage to regular low-intensity activity.
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I've always said I wanted to play in England. There was a struggle between Chelsea and United, but according to me, Chelsea has the best project.
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The kids can see that there are more parts to me than just being their mom; I wear a couple of different hats and have other roles to play.
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Antonio Berardi is one of my good friends.
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Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
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We're just going to be ourselves, and we're just going to cross our fingers and hope that people like it. Because that's all you can do.
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Our country does not believe in the concept of your God and my God. We believe that all gods are one. We have different ways of accepting Him. All ways lead to Him.
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The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
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I believe there is a direct correlation between love and laughter.
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But I think boys ultimately are easier than girls.
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Giving only 50% of your fortune is not enough.
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I find Indian music very funky. I mean it's very soulful, with their own kind of blues. But it's the only other school on the planet that develops improvisation to the high degree that you find in jazz music. So we have a lot of common ground.
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I hope we can keep doing it this way - making music and art that are pure products of our influences while not really having to let the whole celebrity side of it get in the way. Then maybe more virtual bands will come out and do the same thing.
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Religion has caused more harm than any other idea since the beginning of time. There's nothing good I can say about it. People use it as a crutch.
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You could argue that 'Sweeney Todd' was romantic, if you looked closely at it, but it didn't impart that to its audiences. But it's large, and it's melodramatic, and it's a style I like to work in periodically.
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I would really love to collaborate with Gwen Stefani and M.I.A.; artists that kind of make sense with me vocally. And in terms of style, I'm a very visual artist. I really love Pharell. I love people that really care about drums, and I like beat-heavy.
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I've not conducted my life in the service of smallness.
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If I can save one kid's life, for me, it's absolutely worth it.
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My parents never said to me, 'Why don't you go and get a real profession?' And that really helped.
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'Pumped Up Kicks' is written from the perspective like Truman Capote wrote 'In Cold Blood' or Dostoevsky wrote 'Crime & Punishment.' It's psychologically breaking down someone's state of mind and diving in and walking in their shoes.
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When 'Quadrophenia' came out, I turned on to that because of the whole story with it, and there were just some really amazing songs on there. 'Love Reign' being the quintessential song on that record, I think. That was always one of the cornerstones of my temple, that song.
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Once upon a time, gatekeepers were newspaper publishers and magazine editors and people who ran radio stations and news networks. And they decided what went above the fold and what went on page A10.
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The police feel that most of the public are against them and that there is a lot of bad feeling.
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We can all get complacent. Especially when it comes to a job.
