Nicholas James Bates (Nick Rhodes) Quotes
If you look at the content of songs people write, it's usually about the things they know best.Nicholas James Bates Duran Duran
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In my town, and especially in my area, there were people from everywhere: Algerians, Senegalese, French people, Asians, all kinds of immigrants and natives, and everyone circulated.
Tahar Rahim -
Deconstructing the concept of race not only conflicts with people's tendency to classify and build family histories according to common descent but also ignores the work of biologists studying non-human species.
J. Philippe Rushton -
I hear odd tracks from my albums every now and again on the radio, or maybe a friend plays me something.
Kate Bush -
The classic, 'Romeo and Juliet,' for me, is the iconic story of young love.
Sam Heughan -
I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
Dan Webster -
Television has shied away from being too dark, because so much has happened to us recently here in the West, and people are sort of wanting to see more uplifting sorts of things.
Idris Elba
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I read 'The Shining' before I ever saw the movie, when I was maybe 12.
Rachel Sklar -
Some artists get so comfortable now after even one or two albums and think, 'I'm the biggest artist in the world,' but it's like, yeah, you are for now, but you've gotta work so that you're remembered further, and that's what I'm trying to do.
Sam Smith -
Change is vital to any actor. If you keep playing lead after lead, you're really gonna dry up. Because all those vehicles wean you away from the truths of human behaviour.
Gary Oldman -
Hollywood has definitely grown, in embracing the inclusion of Latinos in the world, because, for some time, we didn't exist. We were not part of any stories.
Salma Hayek -
When you have a celebrity who is willing to shine his personal spotlight on the non-profit and can also speak articulately about the mission, that's really the best of both worlds.
Adam Braun -
When you take of a man's time, you've taken a part of his life.
Wayne Newton
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I finished my studies in England, I opened my studio in London, and the first one-man exhibit I had on Bond Street, which was opened by the Austrian ambassador.
Felix de Weldon -
Every year the World Series should go seven games for the dramatics of it.
Dan Quisenberry -
I think one of the reasons that I got so good at it, as somebody making radio stories, is that on the radio I can actually - I can understand what's happening in the interview and can make a connection in a way that makes sense.
Ira Glass -
I had no interest in cinema until I was 24 years old. My friends had posters of their favourite stars in their houses, but I was far from a film buff - very detached from films.
Vijay Sethupathi -
It's a little bit in the genes because my brother is a journalist and my father was a sports writer.
Patricia Heaton -
Los Angeles and New York are the big centers of the music industry worldwide so of course it can be hard for newcomers who don't know what to expect from the music business.
Ville Valo HIM
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The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.
Baruch Spinoza -
You got these $10,000-a-plate dinners and Golden Circles Clubs. I think when the average voter looks at that, they rightly feel they're locked out of the process. They can't attend a $10,000 breakfast and they know that those who can are going to get the kind of access they can't imagine.
Barack Obama -
I believe that animals have been talking to human beings ever since we were all made and put into this world.
Barbara Woodhouse -
My mom was so people-friendly. She was incredible. She'd go to the mall, and she'd talk to everyone. Give people a kiss on the cheek. I think if I wasn't pushed around a lot, I'd be great with people. Maybe I still can be.
Fred Couples -
If you look at the content of songs people write, it's usually about the things they know best.
Nicholas James Bates Duran Duran