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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I can't watch a Mayweather fight. I don't find it exciting.
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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 think when I first straightened my hair, I was a teenager. I don't believe that I was consciously doing it to look white or to be on television. It never crossed my mind. All of the girls in my neighborhood got perms and their hair straightened. But I know that historically it was to assimilate and there are some people who do it for that reason.
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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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When I'm not painting, I'm Oujia-boarding with my photos. I'll sort through my pictures, put them in different folders, and come back months later to one in particular and try to figure out why I took it.
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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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I always have a rough outline, but I'm shocked at how little I actually follow it. Those characters keep doing things that I never expected. I think if I crept up to my keyboard and peeked, they'd be talking about things behind my back. Okay, that's a little paranoid and delusional... but just a little.
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Passion: It's what separates a singer from an entertainer. I hope I have passion for my music, my family, and my friends until they start shoveling dirt on my face.
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Sometimes the truth hurts. And sometimes it feels real good.
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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.
