John Steinbeck Quotes
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Human beings love stories because they safely show us beginnings, middles and ends.
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I think in this, definitely, because you are feeling how it felt to live in a completely different time. The mannerisms and the way that people behaved was quite different.
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None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.
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Most of my albums have a concept. They all have some kind of theme, some kind of feeling. I really take pride in that.
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The catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons require that it be treated as a top priority. Disarmament will work better than any alternative in reducing the risk of use.
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When I was 14 years old, I was talking about much more mature things because of the writers that I had at the time. My first album was tied into what the culture was at that moment, which was Jodeci, Al B. Sure, Puff, The Hitmen. I reaped the benefits of being part of Bad Boy's movement. That was my introduction.
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Art comes from a visceral need and is usually generated by something I have seen; writing comes from something that happens in my head and my heart.
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Polka dots are fabulous.
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I've gotten to learn what's important in life and what's not important, and what to spend energy on and what not to. I don't have a family like some of my teammates, but I have a lot of things pulling at me that I have to put my energy into.
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I sat out a few years because I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do next. So many things were changing in music and in culture, so it seemed like a good time to step back.
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I've always supported new music from classic bands, especially if it's good.
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Should graffiti be judged on the same level as modern art? Of course not: It's way more important than that.
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There's no doubt that Mexican men and women full of dignity, willpower and a capacity for work are doing the work that not even blacks want to do in the United States.
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Sometimes I feel so separated, you know? The Kardashians over here, the Jenners over here, little me in the middle. We've got to keep the family going.
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At the end of the day, the government, local government all bow to public pressure.
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I feel like I have adopted the Philippines as my second country.
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Sylvester has a great popular sense, as good as any writer I've ever worked with. He knows what audiences want to see, and what they don't want to see.
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You didn't find comedy in 'Magadheera.' Any film high on emotions doesn't need such elements.
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I have moments of darkness, of anger, and moments of rage. They do creep up at the most inopportune times. Not to recognize that in my music would give people a sense of sainthood that I don't necessarily have or even want to have.
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I don't think in terms of intervals; I think in terms of tonal color. I'm trying to play through as many keys as possible.
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Even though I smoke, just because I'm a dumbass doesn't mean anyone else has to be.
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The economy is much more energy efficient today than it was in the 1970s when energy shocks contributed to share slowdowns.
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Syntax, my lad. It has been restored to the highest place in the republic.
