Jose Rodriguez Quotes
And I say in the book, 'Hard Measures,' that actually they were pretty wimpy if you really - if the American people actually knew what these techniques where, they would say, what are you talking about?
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I realized pretty soon that I have to do more than just play bass in the background way. So, I developed a kind of playing which only a handful of musicians accepted.
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When I'm in my 50s, I kind of think I'll want to be in a garden.
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I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it.
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Feeling really safe as an actor is not a great thing because you're not learning or growing.
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I go to Malawi twice a year. It's where two of my children were adopted from, and I have a lot of projects there that I go and check up on and children who I look after. It's sort of a commitment that I've made to this country and the hundreds of thousands of children there who have been orphaned by AIDS.
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I've got an idea for a modern day faerie tale that I think would made a great short novel. But I just don't have the time to work on it right now. I'm way too busy with the 'Kingkiller Chronicles' and being a new dad.
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I don't feel closeted.
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Circle are praised, not that abound, In largeness, but the exactly round.
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Care for life and physical health, with due regard for the needs of others and the common good, is concomitant with respect for human dignity.
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Ringside seats mean you hear the breaking of ribs, the splattered cartilage of what was once the boxer's nose, the dislocation of the jaw, the horrifying 'ugggh' that the boxer utters milliseconds after receiving a crushing left hook to the solar plexus or kidneys or head.
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My aunt took me to see 'Salad Days' when I was seven. This story of a magic piano that infects everyone who hears it infected me, too. It was a Road to Damascus moment in my life.
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Most of the largest software companies in the world today are based on Oracle, and they were once startups.
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My youngest sister belonged to a group called the Twelve Tribes for many years. She recently left, with her husband and four children. Talking to her about her experiences in the group is fascinating, moving, and enlightening.
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A lot of movies are made to make us dream.
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The president of the United States is not a king. You know? Barack Obama was elected by the American people.
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I'm the kind of guy who always pushes really hard.
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When I was writing 'Shotgun,' it's one of the first songs that's come to me as an image.
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The Loire Valley is grossly underestimated. The prices are fair, and the wines are real.
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Scotland is the Canada of England!
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I felt like people only knew me as a singer who dated pretty girls.
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Television itself is an intimate medium. It's in your house. You're visiting with these people... Not everybody's going to like it, just like not everybody likes everybody on the playground. I mean, that's life - especially if your job is to just go out there and be yourself.
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I always imitated other people and thought, 'Well, maybe I'll do standup,' but I was too afraid for that.
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I started doing stand-up in college.
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And I say in the book, 'Hard Measures,' that actually they were pretty wimpy if you really - if the American people actually knew what these techniques where, they would say, what are you talking about?
