Niall Ferguson (Niall Campbell Ferguson) Quotes
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I was practically driven to Rome in order to obtain the opportunities for art culture and to find a social atmosphere where I was not constantly reminded of my color. The land of liberty had no room for a colored sculptor.
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Even though I'm Hispanic, I'm so white.
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Some of the craziest people I know, some of the coolest guys I know who party and go crazy and play rock shows and have tons of tattoos, they will still go to church on Sunday and do their best to live that kind of a life.
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It's just like heirloom tomatoes; this is heirloom music. We used to have all kinds of diversity in our poultry, in our vegetables, in our fruits, and slowly but surely the monoculture beast comes in. I'm saying that's not a good idea. And if it means that I gotta do it on my own, then I do it on my own.
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Politics is the womb in which war develops.
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When you're a mom to three children, nothing bothers you. Trust me. Who cares what people say? I've got other things to deal with.
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A reviewer once commented that my urban fantasy novels were paced more like epic fantasy, in that they relied on complex world-building and a gradual immersion in the lives of the characters.
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I'm attempting to put myself in a bottle that will one day wash up on the beach for my children.
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Let me be the first to say I can't remember ever having a conversation about the definition of consent when I was a kid. I knew that 'no' meant 'no,' but that's it.
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Color is born of the interpenetration of light and dark.
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Whether it's just walking down the street to try to go to a movie, go to dinner, something like that, there are always a few people that recognize you.
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Music is where I started. It's kind of the base of everything.
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Everything I say is true.
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My favorite body part? My feet. They're not pretty, but they get me where I want to go.
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What I love about 'Midnight Train' is that it's a song about a journey, but the music actually takes you on that journey. It feels like you're moving through the whole song.
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When I met Michael Jordan on a basketball court at an athletic club – we hooped together in Chicago – he came to me and asked me if I wanted to do a song for his upcoming movie. I was like, 'Yeah!' I didn't even ask what it was.
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Snake has been everything to me. Look at where I was when I started with the company in 1988 and where I'm at now. I mean, he's shown me just about everything on and off the race track.
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When I have a bad show, I can't wait until I can get back on stage to forget about it.
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Michael Pollan is a champion. In all ways. A man of great integrity, humor, and common sense and kindness.
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The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.
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A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them.
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If you can attribute your success entirely to your own mental effort, to your own attitude, to some spiritual essence that you have that is better than other people's, then that must feel pretty good.
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We need laws that protect everyone - men and women, straights and gays, regardless of sexual perversion...ah, persuasion.
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The ascent of money has been essential to the ascent of man.
