Jon Fishman Quotes
You look at the fact that for millions of years species on earth have been developing and we've been knocking them off at like a hundred a day.
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In those years of the Fifties, in London and New York, I lived, without knowing it, in a time when the profoundest changes were happening: when a radical alteration was getting ready to happen in the way a society saw young girls. And, as a consequence, in the way they saw themselves.
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One of my strengths is connecting with the players.
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Love is the strongest and most fragile thing we have in life.
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Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and the nuances of the human condition.
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I have composed several pieces which are performed outdoors, not only in the auditoria.
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Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.
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I've often said that there's no one thing that I do or have done that is particularly unique. There have been a lot of other authors who were in the military. There have been a few others who were pilots. There have certainly been a lot of other people who were in politics or served congressional staffs.
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I started making music for fun, but I had two parents who were very much in the business. I didn't run around trying to get the spotlight. I was very shy. I never sang in front of people 'til I was about 17 years old.
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At some point, you're going to have to be willing to take a punch for your team. If your employees or your teammates will see that you're willing to do that, they are more likely to be loyal to you, and your team is more likely to function better.
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I was fortunate enough to hook up with Quincy Jones and had a lot of success. But the music of the '80s really changed when the '90s hit. For me to chase that dream or career of music, I started a family, started on 'Melrose Place,' so it was something I didn't have the time or energy.
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My first book was poetry, but I didn't write it first. I wrote it third. So my first two books were prose.
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I'm 42 and the age of a guy who has kids, so I guess I'm playing right where I'm supposed to be. I'm comfortable with that, but in the same breath I'd do something edgy. If someone came to me and offered me an edgy and funny story, then I'd do it.
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Fall into your sentences; enjoy writing them. Love the world you are creating.
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Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more people than cigarettes or unbuckled seat belts ever have.
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U.K. citizens fleeing the Middle East and Japan have been allowed to take their animal companions with them on evacuation flights. The U.S. is not so civilized, and that's a blot on our national copybook.
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Being an entrepreneur is my dream job, as it tests ones tenacity.
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Humor is a part of spirituality.
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If economists were to wait for careful studies before offering opinions about policy, we would never have anything timely to say.
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I will never repeat something verbatim on the air unless I know it's accurate. And when you go to the source, sometimes there's a better story beyond the original story. That happens all the time.
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I can't wait to be able to drive, but it's hard. Good driving doesn't really run in my family genes. My mother is possibly the worst driver ever.
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Many a good man has been put under the bridge by a woman.
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Man was created to praise, reverence, and serve God our Lord and in this way to save his soul. The other things on Earth were created for man's use, to help him reach the end for which he was created.
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You look at the fact that for millions of years species on earth have been developing and we've been knocking them off at like a hundred a day.
