Merle Travis Quotes
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I don't usually wear a lot of makeup because I tend to like a natural look.
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Fame is a delicate and dangerous creature; I saw people who didn't honor it, who refused to take responsibility for it, get destroyed by it. I also saw that stardom in and of itself was empty.
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I love David's attitude in the Bible. He wasn't afraid to go against the trends. He wasn't going to be defined by the opinions of others.
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Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test.
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I always wrote about things that were important to me. I think our past success showed that it was also important for a lot of others.
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It's really hard not to fall into that trap of insecurity when you're a model. Beforehand, I never looked at myself in a huge monitor with 30 people around it every day.
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No one can control the aging process or the trajectory of illness.
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Some girls cannot go to school because of the child labor and child trafficking.
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When I was back to 100 per cent fitness, I was able to show what I was capable of. I like to think I will bring a freshness into the Euros, and now that I am captain, I am going to do my best to take responsibility.
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Bring me men to match my mountains: Bring me men to match my plains: Men with empires in their purpose and new eras in their brains.
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Courage was never designed for show;It isn't a thing that can come and go;It's written in victory and defeatAnd every trial a man may meet.It's part of his hours, his days and his years,Back of his smiles and behind his tears.Courage is more than a daring deed:It's the breath of life and a strong man's creed.
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It’s a poor atom blaster that won’t point both ways.
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The breakthrough innovations come when the tension is greatest and the resources are most limited. That's when people are actually a lot more open to rethinking the fundamental way they do business.
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Instead of going to college, I spent my time out on the road learning how to be a better musician.
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You have to take care of your guys. If a guy underperforms, you get rid of him. If a guy overperforms, you take care of him.
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The way to do it is to put as much life into the song as I can. You can either get it to breathe or you can't.
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I've been watching detective shows, like 'Wallander' and the Danish 'The Killing.' I'm like, 'That would be kind of fun to do.'
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To be honest, the piece of clothing from a man's wardrobe I wear most often, to bed and around the house, is my boyfriend's underwear. I think it's infinitely unfair that women are compelled to wear underwear with a comfort factor of zero whilst men stroll around in essentially the most comfortable item of clothing ever made.
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The important thing to remember is that bugs don't actually talk.
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I just wanted to tell good stories that helped explain the world to people.
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I so desperately hate to end these movies that the first thing I do when I'm done is write another one. Then I don't feel sad about having to leave and everybody going away.
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Humanity I love you because when you're hard up you pawn your intelligence to buy a drink.
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Writing for me is definitely a form of ventilation - a way for me to cope and deal with emotions. I think it is for any writer.
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My father and brothers were coal miners.
