John Young Quotes
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To be a great painter means to be a great poet: someone who transcends the limits of his language.
Octavio Paz
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One thing I hear a lot is, 'Dude, my mom loves your record,' or 'I got it for my dad for Christmas.' I'm essentially doing dad rock. Which is great, because I love Steely Dan, you know? Nothing wrong with dad rock!
Mac DeMarco
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I think that Richard Nixon is a great man and that he is very dedicated to what he does. I had the pleasure of meeting him when I attended the Republican National Convention in Miami. You can really tell that he is willing to go out of his way to help the American people.
Laraine Day
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Bollywood music is definitely a big part of Indian music and can be a great way to introduce people to the sound. But I hope to continue to incorporate other types of Indian music into my work.
A. R. Rahman
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People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
Isaac Asimov
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Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.
Aaron Sorkin
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Whoever has not begun the practice of prayer, I beg for the love of the Lord not to go without so great a good. There is nothing here to fear but only something to desire.
Saint Teresa of Avila
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Dad went to Canada to learn how to fly with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He took me on my first airplane ride, where I could have a hand on the stick.
Wally Schirra
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I think we raised about 20,000 pounds. There was a live performance thing so we thought we'd donate the equipment for an online charity in Britain. I hated to part with my guitar, but it was for such a great cause.
Dan Hawkins
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My great religion is a belief in the blood, the flesh, as being wiser than the intellect. We can go wrong in our minds. But what our blood feels and believes and says, is always true. The intellect is only a bit and a bridle.
D. H. Lawrence
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Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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I think pop music is a great place to get new ideas across.
Damon Albarn Gorillaz
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I had a Guru. He was a great saint and most merciful. I served him long - very, very long; still, he would not blow any mantra in my ears. I had a keen desire never to leave him but to stay with him and serve him and at all cost receive some instruction from him.
Sai Baba
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I don't have a great imagination to share something with you that you don't know, so it's about interpreting things - a dialogue.
Nate Lowman
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'Alias' was very action-packed. 'G.I. Joe' and 'Conan' were very action-packed. It's been established that I can do action, which is great, but now I may just want to make out with a really hot guy.
Rachel Nichols
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One of the things I was so glad that happened to me on Knots was that I learned to relax.
Ted Shackelford
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There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of merit; but the case of song-writing is, I think, one of the few.
Edgar Allan Poe
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An ideal day for me is a combination of a fun-exciting creative moment with work partners, some laughs and games with my kids, a good surf session, and great conversation with friends around a meal.
Yves Behar
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I like 'Vampire Diaries' because it has great stories.
Retta
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I wrote a script with my brother which ended up, somehow, on the Black List in 2008.
Kat Dennings
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I come from a family of great readers and storytellers.
Katherine Dunn
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No longer are the days where I just kind of fly under the radar. Everybody's recognizing me. Everybody wants pictures. They feel inspired. It's very cool.
Carli Lloyd
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Once you find love, you find it. There isn't an age on love.
Candace Cameron Bure
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We've learned a great deal. And that's why you fly a test flight, so you can learn.
John Young