Jean-Philip Grobler (St. Lucia) Quotes
We've always enjoyed touring, which is fortunate because we're always on the road. The most difficult part is that time passes by so quickly. It's hard to pay attention to your normal life because shows are all-encompassing.
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If I just did music, I might go insane. I need words; I need stories. And it's the same the other way around.
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Our party never tolerated those who use violence for political ends. Our leaders lost their lives standing against terrorism.
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I stuff animals I find; I do roadkill. They're strangely fun to have. They're like easy-to-control pets.
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I had to jump on the tractor and do my chores. I would have just killed to be in town, to be able to Rollerblade hand-in-hand with somebody I had a crush on. I just wanted to get off the farm, to find my outlet.
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There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.
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My first joke was about a company called Five Star Parking that was all over Philadelphia: 'Who's reviewing parking lots?'
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Katie Couric is one of my favorite people.
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Competition is such a virtue, and everybody's so busy competing, they have no time for compassion.
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'The Goddesses'? I don't believe the term is good enough, but when you're bound by these terrestrial descriptions, you must use the best choice available.
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Every book has some real life in it. I was never pursued by an evil twin clone, but everything else in MR. MURDER was pretty much out of my own life.
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When you're six years old, you do not appreciate that you're living in the Alps. My sisters and I, all we wanted was to go to Disneyland.
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I do not use any set methods, not even The Method. The character after all is in the lines.
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AOL has a great collection of brands, and the question is, 'Can they innovate and scale their business?' And those are very challenging things to do. But I think they are well positioned to grow.
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Wale means to arrive home. So the crown has arrived home. Akin is warrior or brave man. Nuoye is a brave man of chieftaincy and Agbaje means wealth and prosperity.
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There are a lot of downsides to being male. We age faster and die younger. But give us this: we're lifetime baby-making machines. Women's reproductive abilities start to wane when they're as young as 35. Men? We're good to go pretty much till we're dead.
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Whether it's developers or industry veterans on the business side, top talent likes to work together.
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A wounded Qaddafi still in power would be an ongoing threat and menace to the rest of the world.
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My family was going back to England to visit my mother's grandmother, who was very ill. We went up to Liverpool and I met my great-aunt, who was just a force of nature. She was an elocution teacher and a huge enthusiast for theater and the classics. I took her amateur acting class, and she was really impressed with me.
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One becomes gradually accustomed to a new realization of the nature of 'happiness': one has to assume happiness when Fate does not carry out all its threats simultaneously.
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It was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. I got to see firsthand the sacrifices that Israelis make in the name of security because of the dangerous state of affairs there. I will always be a strong supporter of Israel.
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If I were to persuade just one person to stop fighting for something they were convinced was worthwhile, I would end up persuading myself, and my whole life would be diminished.
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I have two children. They're grown children. I don't think they particularly enjoy it when I'm in a dangerous situation, but they also understand that this is something I feel strongly about. It's what I've done my whole life.
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My childhood was as conventional as you could get. I think I probably created 'Arcadia' with a certain amount of wishful thinking. I would have loved to have more looseness and freedom and community.
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We've always enjoyed touring, which is fortunate because we're always on the road. The most difficult part is that time passes by so quickly. It's hard to pay attention to your normal life because shows are all-encompassing.
