Stewart Copeland Quotes
That whole thing of replicating what others do is a siren call. The sirens lure you to the rocks of unoriginality.
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Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What we call art is a game.
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Being able to breathe underwater would be sweet.
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Music evokes a lot of different emotions and triggers different senses.
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No one wanted me to be a conscientious objector. My parents certainly didn't want it. My teacher and mentor, Joe Brearley, didn't want it. My friends didn't want it. I was alone.
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We prefer the shadows where we feel safe over the light which exposes us and causes us to say 'woe is me!'
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When you win the toss - bat. If you are in doubt, think about it, then bat. If you have very big doubts, consult a colleague then bat.
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What sets black people apart is not some deficit in personal responsibility. It's the weight on our shoulders. That is what's actually different. We have the weight and burden of history.
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I feel like now I have an amazing wife, a super smart child and the opportunity to create in two major fields. Before I had those outlets, my ego was all I had.
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For twelve years I studied and worked at them every day, and I was nearly 25 before I had the courage to play one of them in public. Before I did, no violinist or cellist had ever played a Suite in its entirety.
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The Heavenly City outshines Rome beyond comparison. There, instead of victory, is truth; instead of high rank, holiness; instead of peace, felicity; instead of life, eternity.
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All these types of love come out of duty, respect, and gratitude. Most of them, as the women in my county know, are sources of sadness, rupture, and brutality.
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It has been the bankers' destiny ... to find themselves on the dangerous edge of the world, pointing up the contradictions and cross-purposes. They are not often loved for it.
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It was on the corner of the street that he noticed the first sign of something peculiar - a cat reading a map.
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By the time I am Howard's age I hope to be long retired. I don't plan on working that long.
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Well, he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma And the law just could not seem to track him down And it served his legend well For the folks, they'd love to tell 'Bout when Billy the Kid came to town.
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Don't go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before Don't imagine you're too familiar And I don't see you anymore I wouldn't leave you in times of trouble We never could have come this far I took the good times, I'll take the bad times I'll take you just the way you are.
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I still believe in rock and roll, it pays my bills.
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When I am not writing, I'm dying.
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A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.
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For a prince should have two fears: one, internal concerning his subjects; the other, external, concerning foreign powers. From the latter he can always defend himself by his good troops and friends; and he will always have good friends if he has good troops.
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That whole thing of replicating what others do is a siren call. The sirens lure you to the rocks of unoriginality.
