Ry Cooder Quotes
You should try to do something if you think you can see your way clear.
Quotes to Explore
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I used to kind of go for it, right? Like, I'd be the one who would say, 'All right, there's Kate Moss. I'm going to try to make out with her.'
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I get intrigued by a first lin and I write to find out why it means something to me. You make discoveries just the way the reader does, so you're simultaneously the writer and the reader.
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Language is me, in a way. Really, I feel it.
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If the world sees that we can defend our borders... then no one will try to come to Hungary illegally.
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Medicine is the means by which we poor feeble creatures try to keep from dying or aching.
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I try not to be in situations where I'm being grabbed at. For the most part, you can avoid them.
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Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.
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The only way you know what it is to be a boxer is to be one.
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You try not to become so emotionally attached to your character, but you do.
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You just try to learn and see what you can put in your repertoire, and that's what I try to do.
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Government can do best by simply getting out of the way.
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I am not attempting to preserve culture, or record actual events or stories. Instead I bow my head in gratitude to those storytellers who have gone before and paved a way for me play in their stomping grounds. Doubtless those who want to be offended, will - allowing me to make them happy, too, which pleases me as much as it pleases them.
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When we moved to L.A., I started going out for more commercials, and then one day they emailed me a movie script. The first thing I said was, 'No way. I love commercials.'
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I'm still enjoying discovering more designers and getting to play dress-up in a bigger way than I ever have before.
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I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.
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I try to prepare for everything beyond the extent of preparation.
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I worked my way up in the private sector and implemented Georgia's tough voter ID law.
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I always try to be reasonable and effective.
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We are going to finish this picture just the way I want it... because you cannot compromise an artist's vision.
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Our choice of a reform framework dictated that we looked at the fundamental assumptions that had driven Nigeria's economy, society and policy hitherto and to seek ways of either abandoning or transcending those assumptions and their supporting institutions.
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Material success is rewarding and a lot of fun, but it's not the most important thing in my life because I know when this is all over, the Master isn't going to ask me how many things I owned or how many television shows I did. I think the questions will be, What did I do to make a difference? Did I learn to live with love in my heart?
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Lies are like children. If you don't nurture them, they'll never be useful later.
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You should try to do something if you think you can see your way clear.
