Van Morrison Quotes
If the spirit comes through in a Madame George type of song, that's what the spirit says. You have very little to do with it. You're like an instrument for what's coming through.
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People said, 'How could you walk away from music?' But being a dad - there's nothing that can touch that.
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If even in science there is no a way of judging a theory but by assessing the number, faith and vocal energy of its supporters, then this must be even more so in the social sciences: truth lies in power.
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That is the saving grace of humor, if you fail no one is laughing at you.
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I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.
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Newt Gingrich seldom misses a chance to note that he is a historian.
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The U.S. won the majors 29-11 in the 1980s. That's when Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus were carrying the ball, and when Seve Ballesteros was becoming a Brit in the minds of English and Scottish journalists.
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I have often heard that the novel is dead. But I see novels produced, I don't know how many a week, in France. I have the impression it's carrying along quite well.
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We cannot let our respect for the FBI blind us from the fact the FBI has sometimes come up short of our expectations.
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Anti-religious sneers are a hallmark of perpetual adolescents.
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'The Last Airbender' is genetically engineered for me. I love martial arts. I study it. The movie's based on a lot of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy. I was raised Hindu.
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The state of law is equal for all people. It cannot depend on electoral politics.
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There was no religion in my life growing up. Did God invent us or did we invent God?
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I just can't see myself as a trophy wife. I can't imagine not having my own life.
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Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.
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You can't get a job without experience and you can't get experience until you have a job. Once you solve that problem you are home free.
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I remind everybody that the Sabbath was the Jewish gift to civilization.
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Being the Children's Laureate has been educational, sometimes hectic, but most of all, great fun.
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Brides today are increasingly sensitive to the tastes, feelings and finances of their attendants.
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I could, of course, have written about the film world and the jealousy there and the frequent belief that others don't have talent. But, for some reason, it just struck me to write about art.
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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many or a few, is ever grasping, and like the grave, cries, 'Give, give.'
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The closest friends you'll have are the ones you'd take a bullet for, but they're the ones you constantly feel you could put a bullet in as well.
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I think our songwriting has evolved. We can show that we have continued to branch out and do different stuff and incorporate different instruments. When it comes to writing, I think that we have pushed the envelope. We can do whatever we want to try - a longer song or a shorter song, some different instruments, some piano, an intro with just vocals, something that's scathing. Whatever. However we feel the song should go, that's what we will do. With that mindset, I think it's made us better writers.
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I know the world doesn't need maybe another of a particular type of song - the same thing again - but you can't help yourself. And some people like it, but you kind of know in your heart that it's a lesser version of what you've done before. But maybe it has a good tempo, or it feels fresh, but it's still not.
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If the spirit comes through in a Madame George type of song, that's what the spirit says. You have very little to do with it. You're like an instrument for what's coming through.
