Nick Lowe (Nicholas Drain Lowe) Quotes
If a hit came along, I wouldn't be unhappy about that. But I'm a bit too old for that now-doing videos and all those types of TV shows. I've kind of done all that, in the '70s.
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No one wants to hear the truth if it isn't what they want to hear.
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If Turkey wants to join Europe, it will have to become a European country, and that might take a long time.
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If I do my very best, then the camera and the audience will follow me, and eventually they will somehow feel like I feel. I don't have to show it to them. I don't have to speak it out loud.
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Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.
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There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we've got a system that allows them to do it.
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I have been involved with the USO really my entire life. The first show I did for the USO, I was nine years old.
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I myself consider myself the most powerful figure in the world.
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The importance of satire is bringing more people to the table. There are a lot of average citizens who aren't interested in politics and would be more interested if it's brought to them in a comedic, funny, satirical way.
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I think conductors do spend too little time with their orchestras.
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I wake up every morning and I wish I were dead, and so does Jim.
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I love fashion and there is no easier way to express yourself than through the clothes you wear.
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Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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I didn't go into the theater to be a producer, I went into the theater to be a director.
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I love Lancome's L'Absolu Rouge lipstick, as it lasts. Unless you spend the whole night snogging, you won't need to reapply it.
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I happen to dig being able to use whatever mystique I have to further the idea of peace.
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There always have been funny women.
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I learned early in my career to not let myself get in the way of humor but, instead, find what is great in a talented person.
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There is much modern music that is better adapted to a wind combination than to a string, although for obvious reasons originally scored for an orchestra. If in such cases the interpretation is equal to the composition the balance of a wind combination is more satisfying.
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When we see a natural style, we are astonished and charmed; for we expected to see an author, and we find a person.
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Not too many years ago, both parties acknowledged that our entitlement commitments were a sword hanging over our heads. But when President George W. Bush tried to begin discussions on Social Security reform, Democrats ridiculed and demonized him and told seniors he was after their nest eggs.
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Remember that we're only on our third record, which is not really a lot. We live in the era of trilogies, and we definitely feel like the first three records mark the end of a phase for us.
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I have to admit I didn't do as much as I should have back when I was mayor, but now we're getting it done. It's not where you've been but where you're going.
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If a hit came along, I wouldn't be unhappy about that. But I'm a bit too old for that now-doing videos and all those types of TV shows. I've kind of done all that, in the '70s.
