John Tillotson Quotes
They who are in the highest places, and have the most power, have the least liberty, because they are the most observed.
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My love of music comes from as long as I remember. I begged my mum to learn piano for a year when I was 4; she wanted to make sure I was serious, and I wanted to be Chuck Berry when I grew up! We were a very musical family; my mum would play guitar, and her, my dad and aunt would sing and harmonize!
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You're going through the horror of it, you're going through the isolation of it but you're being empowered by reminding yourself that you're connected to everybody else.
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I think there's a lot of naivete and hubris within our mix of personalities. That's probably our worst crime. I keep wondering what a 'mature' record means.
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Always remember: My general theme is 'There is no message.' There never has been. Stop trying to find the message or the meaning in everything. That's. My. Theme.
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I don't know who Little Richard is.
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I think great players can play in any year, that's why they're great. A lot of it is down to the mental approach.
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For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions.
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But I've always attracted attention, it's true, ever since I was very young.
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I'm not obsessively a follower of fashion in the way I used to be. But I still have all those magazines I bought at the time because I bought ones that felt a little timeless, more like books.
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I conveniently was not accepted to film school, which I applied to in 1987, and so I decided I would become a filmmaker instead of a student.
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I never said half the things I said.
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Even if your novel occurs in an unfamiliar setting in which all the customs and surroundings will seem strange to your reader, it's still better to start with action. The reason for this is simple. If the reader wanted an explanation of milieu, he would read nonfiction. He doesn't want information. He wants a story.
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Sure, I've been a victim, but in retrospect, most of it has been of my own making. I allowed it to happen.
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I like to smile. I smile even when I'm nervous since it calms me down and shows my friendliness.
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One who doesn't throw the dice can never expect to score a six.
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I'm not 'Will's brother' anymore. Will is my brother. I'm paving the way for all middle children out there.
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Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth.
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I try and groom myself, be it through fitness or dance.
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I live for the text. It's my job.
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The European Union, which is not directly responsible to voters, provides an irresistible opportunity for European elites to seize power in order to impose their own vision on a newly socially regimented Europe.
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What is called good society is usually nothing but a mosaic of polished caricatures.
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I absolutely disagree that it was an illegal annexation: a referendum was held, and residents of Crimea chose to rejoin Russia.
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We have no sympathy with those who are controlled by ideas and passions which we neither understand nor feel. Thus they who live to satisfy the appetites do not believe it possible to live in and for the soul.
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They who are in the highest places, and have the most power, have the least liberty, because they are the most observed.
