C. S. Lewis Quotes
Do not imagine that if you meet a really humble man he will be what most people call "humble" nowadays: he will not be a sort of greasy, smarmy person, who is always telling you that, of course, he is a nobody. Probably all you will think about him is that he seemed a cheerful, intelligent chap who took a real interest in what you said to him.
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I really like using the softening cream. It helps me go out there with confidence to do what I need to do, and at the same time, it's very functional and helps keep the hair out of my mouth so I can focus on pitching.
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Facebook can be an accumulation of different intelligences. Ask a question, translated into many languages and somebody, somewhere in the world, will have an answer.
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If it weren't for how esoteric the art world likes to be, I would love actually to play the music in the shows, painting the music that influences me most.
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The more I push myself to really live and really experience things and step outside of my comfort zone, the more the songs are allowed to flow.
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When you sample something, you're using the crutch of borrowing chords and melodies from a song that's already great, that's already stood the test of time, that's already special. When you're trying to do it all from scratch, you're writing something brand new that has to stand on its own.
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One knows less about one's own destiny than about anything else on earth.
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The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architecture.
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Well, you know, Thomas Jefferson, who was the author of the Declaration of Independence said he wouldn't have any atheists in his cabinet because atheists wouldn't swear an oath to God. That was Jefferson and we have never had any Muslims in the cabinet.
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I do not know You, God, because I am in the way. Please help me to push myself aside.
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MusiCares was really good to me. I can't say enough how MusiCares helps other people. They really, really helped me. They have the greatest groups and support for musicians in recovery.
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Nobody wants to see a half-finished Vine.
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Things that appear on the front page of the newspaper as 'fact' are far more dangerous than the games played by a novelist, and can lead to wars.
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I'm not that moody. I don't have big ups and downs.
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The really magical things are the ones that happen right in front of you. A lot of the time you keep looking for beauty, but it is already there. And if you look with a bit more intention, you see it.
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I chose to have a career, and I enjoyed it while I had it.
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The fact that logic cannot satisfy us awakens an almost insatiable hunger for the irrational.
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The movie Spinal Tap rocked my world. It's for rock what The Sound of Music was for hills. They really nailed how dumb rock can be.
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Men should be disqualified for public office. Women should run the planet. They're better than us.
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I like surprising my audiences, and it's compulsory to have fun and be silly; I never take myself quite too seriously.
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Because we self-published 'Draculas,' we control the rights. Not just for now, but forever.
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We are always living in the final days. What have you got? A hundred years or much, much less until the end of your world.
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A home is not a mere transient shelter: its essence lies in the personalities of the people who live in it.
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People go out of their way to show the love and respect for me. It is very gratifying.
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Do not imagine that if you meet a really humble man he will be what most people call "humble" nowadays: he will not be a sort of greasy, smarmy person, who is always telling you that, of course, he is a nobody. Probably all you will think about him is that he seemed a cheerful, intelligent chap who took a real interest in what you said to him.
