Van Morrison Quotes
J.P. Donleavy - now he's one writer I am consistent with. He's written books that I can definitely connect with. He has amazing insights which other people missed out on. Even with his descriptions of Northern Ireland.
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After 2012, all of the Washington political consultants and all the mainstream media came to Republicans and said, 'You've got to do better with Hispanics, and the way to do better with Hispanics is to embrace amnesty.' And, look, a lot of Republicans in Washington were scared.
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I like when everything's naturally moving along - I find that pretty exciting.
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I see Turkey's future as being in Europe, as one of many prosperous, tolerant, democratic countries.
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Jewish, black, Filipino, whatever the specificity is, it's specificity that makes a good story. And I think people are tired of seeing the same old shtick on network television. It's just a group of white people hanging out talking about their jobs. Who cares? We've seen that.
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Recruiting is the hardest part of any business, but in charity, it is 10 times harder.
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I wouldn't just have other people write songs and me go out and sing it. I would sit down with a guitar and write 11 or 12 good songs for an album and that is gonna take a long time.
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More than anything for me, making music is about taking nothing and making something.
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Fuel conservation is as important as fuel production.
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I didn't have traditional stage fright. If there was 500 people in the audience or three people in the audience, it didn't really make a difference. What made a difference was the conductor. Everything that I was scared about as a drummer was him.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I dare anybody to look at me and say I'm anorexic. I'm so totally not.
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Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts.
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I'm happy. I give thanks every morning that I can get up, that I still have my husband with me. I'm extremely grateful. After all, how many 93-year-old cover girls do you know?
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Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.
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I'm a slow starter.
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I would probably do anything with David Mamet. He's so great. I just love his writing.
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When you had thugs and bullies and killers imposing their will on their own people or other people - if you don't respond to it, it just keeps coming because they're encouraged by their own success.
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I was the only Christian on the cast, but that was cool because we all respected each others talent and mostly they respected me a lot even though I was the only Christian.
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I want to play against the best, and that's what I'm doing, just going out there and being focused, just competing every possession.
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I think maybe because of the kind of music I sing, people want to believe you're a diva. They can't believe after eight years, and eight albums, you're still relatively sane. I feel like they almost want me to throw something at somebody.
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When I am not working, my family are the most important.
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Until you use the iPad for a couple of weeks, you can't appreciate it. But it quickly becomes your primary consumption device.
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When two or more people agree on an issue, I form on the other side.
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J.P. Donleavy - now he's one writer I am consistent with. He's written books that I can definitely connect with. He has amazing insights which other people missed out on. Even with his descriptions of Northern Ireland.
