Scott Ian Quotes
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It is something where I think that people need to take a step back and realize how bad these things we are doing really are for our ears. But nobody really thinks about it. We're playing shows every night with music in our ears. That's just the industry.
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For the most part, I don't have a Facebook page; I don't Twitter.
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Language is the most extraordinary invention in the history of humanity, the one which came before everything and which makes it possible to share everything.
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To gastroenterologists, the concept of a germ causing ulcers was like saying that the Earth is flat.
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Going out at night and having a fabulous social life takes a lot out of you, and I don't know if I have that much to give, honestly. I would rather give that time to my kids or spend that time reading a book or watching a film. I am selfish and lazy.
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Modern theory is about objects lower than man; even stars, being common things, are lower than man.
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It is useful to the historian, among others, to be able to see the commonest forms of different phenomena, whether phonetic, morphological or other, and how language lives, carries on and changes over time.
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My creativity all comes from the same place. I wear one very comfortable, large hat.
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Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.
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I've been in some bad TV shows and suffered through so much poor writing.
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I've been very lucky.
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All the things that are in the past are in the past.
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I'm a very lucky girl.
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My folks are in Jersey. And I have a lot of friends and other family there. So, I try to visit as much as possible.
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On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.
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Empty values statements create cynical and dispirited employees, alienate customers, and undermine managerial credibility.
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There are lots of women tennis players, for instance, but because not many of them seem to have much personality, they're interchangeable. You don't have a feeling about them.
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Today, Negroes play on every big league club and in every minor league. With millions of other Negroes in other walks of life, we are willing to stand up and be counted for what we believe in. In baseball or out, we are no longer willing to wait until Judgment Day for equality - we want it here on earth as well as in Heaven.
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Whether naïve on my part or not, it seemed worth taking the time to try to convince others that their lives possessed beauty and meaning worth preserving and honoring.
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I know people still have questions about me. They still have questions about Ole Miss, whether we belong. With that feeling, you keep a chip on your shoulder that you want to prove to people that we are the best.
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Your family are people you lean on and learn from. When I told my family I wanted to do music, they were really supportive.
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We all struggle. Life is not fun. A lot of times, it's really painful and hard. Sometimes it's really funny. 'Foxcatcher' is kind of like a metaphor for that.
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I'm not a big music fan. Well, I am a big fan, but I'm not the type of person who buys stuff.
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Music and songs are written at different periods of time, at different times in your life. They reflect the feelings you have and to be honest, I quite like having positive emotions.