Van Morrison Quotes
Did you ever hear about the rock and roll singer who got 3 or 4 Cadillacs, saying power to the people, dance to the music, wants you to pat him on the back.
Quotes to Explore
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I am often critical of Israel's policies when in the country, but then feel defensive of them when overseas.
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I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
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I think it's important that things are flawed.
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Capitalism is about adventurers who get harmed by their mistakes, not people who harm others with their mistakes.
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Making music is fantastic.
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After 'A Suitable Boy,' I didn't write anything, not even a short story. I thought to myself: 'I ought to start writing.' But I can never force myself to write.
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Basically, I tend to see the world differently to other people, and I write books and stories to alter the imagination of people so that they also see the world in a different way.
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You remember Donnie Brasco? It's the most notorious undercover movie ever; it's so street and so real. If you ever imagined yourself doing cop work, you imagined yourself getting pushed to that limit - seeing the furthest you can push yourself while still upholding the law.
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When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.
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The idea of doing a production of 'Carousel' that doesn't feel like it's stuck in the 1950s really intrigues me.
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The integrity of the federal procurement system needs to be protected so that the public has confidence in government contracts, and small businesses have every opportunity to compete.
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There is no room on the federal bench for a judge who does not treat all people as equal before the law.
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The interesting thing about movies, it's not always - y'know, you have to have structure etc and all those things, but an audience responds, in many ways, we walk away and certain things stay in our heads that are memorable.
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Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.
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Because many of us have been in game shows for some time, there's always someone around who can share a story of Johnny O or Jay Stewart that I never heard.
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Many of the things the slow food people honor were innovations within historical times. Somebody had to be the first European to eat a tomato.
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My judges preach against free love openly, practice it secretly.
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My only personal time is a couple of hours in the gym in the morning.
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I know MMA isn't for everyone. It is a combat sport; some people don't like watching it, but it is entertainment for some people.
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I try not to be overly literal. When I'm writing songs, I write down a lot of words, and then I try to simplify it. I like to give people hints or words that make visual pictures for them.
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The pain of childbirth is not remembered. It's the child that's remembered.
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Prevent the things you have been doing and you are half-way home.
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Did you ever hear about the rock and roll singer who got 3 or 4 Cadillacs, saying power to the people, dance to the music, wants you to pat him on the back.
