Phil Anselmo Quotes
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In writing 'The Satanic Verses,' I think I was writing for the first time from the whole of myself. The English part, the Indian part. The part of me that loves London, and the part that longs for Bombay. And at my typewriter, alone, I could indulge this.
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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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Pure art is a noble pursuit. Applied art is a business. That's one reason design firms have been so eager of late to add consulting and manufacturing to their core aesthetic competencies.
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No one connected intimately with a writer has any appreciation of his temperament, except to think him overdoing everything.
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I had a really good time in New Orleans, although I had some very tragic times in Baton Rouge. Some guys beat me up and threw my horn away. 'Cause I had a beard, then, and long hair like the Beatles.
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I never wanted a big wedding. I never wanted to wear a white dress or throw a bouquet.
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Hairdressers call me dark blonde, but I think they're wrong. I feel far more naturally confident blonde. My mum's blonde, my sister's platinum blonde. I thought, 'When I grow up, that's what I'm going to look like.'
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I always say my music is like dark blue or black, like a punch to your gut that feels really good.
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I always wanted to be with a woman who has the same mindset and wants to look after me like my mum.
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I have a little bit of that gamer spirit in me. I just don't have the time to be a gamer. But in another life, I would be one.
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Because I was in the business of translating the 'X-Men' from the very successful comics, and taking the most popular book of the 20th century in 'The Lord of the Rings,' and making it into three movies, I hope people realize I wouldn't get involved in anything I didn't think was really going to be worth their while.
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I mark the reading of 'Look Homeward, Angel' as one of the pivotal events of my life. It starts off with the single greatest, knock-your-socks-off first page I have ever come across in my careful reading of world literature.
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A large nose is in fact the sign of an affable man, good, courteous, witty, liberal, courageous, such as I am.
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As governor of California in 1970, Reagan endeared himself to millions of conservatives nationwide when he publicly rebuked the anti-war movement that was exploding on college campuses.
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Youth, n. The Period of Possibility, when Archimedes finds a fulcrum, Cassandra has a following and seven cities compete for the honor of endowing a living Homer.
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It can be difficult to discuss America’s immigration policies when it’s considered racist merely to say, ‘We liked America the way it was.'
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I've been overseas more than you have in your whole little life.
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On 'Glee,' we often tackle the tough topics that young people face - in fact, my recurring character, Wade 'Unique' Adams, is a transgender teenager who finds herself navigating a lot of the same problems many young people face around the globe.
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I'm not a jack of all trades; I'm a master of many. I don't feel there is anything I can't do if I want to.
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If you consider the definition of authenticity, it's saying something and actually doing it. I write my own songs. I made my own videos. I pick my producers. Nothing goes out without my permission. It's all authentic.
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Sometimes I have a feeling, when I look back on my life, that all I’ve been through has prepared me perfectly for just what I’m doing now.
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The universe must not be narrowed down to the limit of our understanding, but our understanding must be stretched and enlarged to take in the image of the universe as it is discovered.
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He can get it there. We are all just a little tired right now from lifting and running.
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There it is again. Image. Once again. I get really tired of it quick.
