Isaac Hayes Quotes
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I spend an extraordinary amount of time in my car, so I can justify the expense. That's the only extravagance in my life - it's my car.
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The conflict between religion and science is inherent and (very nearly) zero-sum. The success of science often comes at the expense of religious dogma; the maintenance of religious dogma always comes at the expense of science.
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The future is much like the present, only longer.
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I still remember my first Giacometti exhibition, and going back to the museum every day, whenever I could, to look again and again at these long, thin stick figures, so beautiful, so graceful. That, I think, was the moment I became really obsessed by art.
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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Exposure to a diversity of disciplines has been exceptionally helpful to me.
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I'm not a collector of clothes. I've got clothes to wear.
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I am super-proud to have a sort of famous character in my background that if you're a certain age, he was probably a part of your youth. I think that's pretty cool.
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I didn't choose to write a military man as much as Vince Haven chose me.
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You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like your own.
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Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.
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A lot of comedians do bits where they say, 'I was listening to this song, and this person said this, and you know how they say that?' And I thought it would work better if I actually had a DJ put that song lyric right there. It makes it more dynamic, and it's more energetic.
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When I first decided to launch a clothing line, I was pregnant with my daughter Spencer-Margaret, so I looked for a retailer with values that mirrored my own growing family concerns. Kmart is a family store where value-conscious moms shop, so my partnership with Kmart seemed like a natural fit.
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
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I and life: The case was settled chivalrously. The opponents parted without having made up.
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I like boxes because of the secrets they hide.
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I call tennis the McDonald's of sport - you go in, they make a quick buck out of you, and you're out.
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Sometimes you struggle so hard to feed your family one way, you forget to feed them the other way, with spiritual nourishment. Everybody needs that.
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Money is small and the soul stands tall. All those who don't realize this, fall.
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I study my fans all the time, and what I learn from them will definitely be reflected in my future work.
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Here’s my theory about meetings and life: the three things you can’t fake are erections, competence and creativity. That’s why meetings become toxic - they put uncreative people in a situation in which they have to be something they can never be. And the more effort they put into concealing their inabilities, the more toxic the meeting becomes.
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A risk-free life is far from being a healthy life.
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I influence people, hopefully on the positive side.
