Harry Chapin Quotes
Oh God they got you gun shy You know your skin's as cold as ice Your eyes are double filtered babe You're so afraid to be nice There's no way you're ready To let your defenses down Though I won't come on heavy There is a lesson that I've found.
Quotes to Explore
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The beautiful remains so in ugly surroundings.
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My memories from my childhood are centered on my father's medical conditions alongside my constant desire to understand the principles of the nature around me.
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Most people want security in this world, not liberty.
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I think every country has to recognize its competitive advantage and liberate its strengths to be a partner in global trade, and that's the only way you can survive and succeed.
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We had a saying at Blockbuster: 'If you don't come in on Saturday, don't bother coming in on Sunday.' We worked hard.
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I have been portrayed by actors in three television documentaries, two plays, one musical and a film. It's no fun watching yourself being traduced and imitated by an actor.
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Whatever limits us we call Fate.
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We need a President who is fighting for all Americans, not one who writes off nearly half the country.
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Can't get up in the morning lately and I'm just sunk in a dream I'm always the ship in the stream
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When I was a little baby, I remember that one moment of calm peace, and three minutes after that, it was on.
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Drinking wine and wearing trousers were nothing compared to reading the history of ideas.
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I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.
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Everything you do has certain significance, a certain weight. I think there is a film in everyone.
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I've learned that you can never predict what will happen to a film. You can never predict if people will love it, if they'll hate it. It's an act of ego if you're hoping for everyone to love the film and tell you how great you are.
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Uber is redefining the transportation industry now; Airbnb is doing it to the hotel industry. You can expect that to happen in every single industry.
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I never let on I was a comedian. I never acted out. It was really important to me, like, to not be Patch Adams. I was so super serious as a doctor, I would bark orders to my nurses. I was hard-core. I wanted to make sure I did my job right. I was perfectly trained to be a physician. You know, it wasn't a fluke. I worked hard at it.
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I feel like when I was an adolescent, and felt so unworthy of love and so empty, I moved outside of myself.
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My skin is 24 karat gold when a sun hit it.
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I don't believe in conspiracy theories. I'm just a cold-blooded investigator.
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'Salam aleikum.'
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The libertarian worship of individual freedom, and contempt for social convention, comes easiest to people who have never really had to grow up.
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Oh God they got you gun shy You know your skin's as cold as ice Your eyes are double filtered babe You're so afraid to be nice There's no way you're ready To let your defenses down Though I won't come on heavy There is a lesson that I've found.
