Mahavishnu John McLaughlin Quotes
In my opinion, there is one singular problem with religions in general: they are exclusive. To me, this exclusivity is not right.
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That's what every young kid thinks about when they first put on a uniform - is to play in the Major League and then, ultimately, play in a World Series. To me, that was the ultimate, winning in '86.
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I was always told at school that you had to have a back-up plan, but all I ever wanted to do was act. There was no plan B for me.
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I don't know if I've ever played a character who's close to me. There have been some elements of myself in different roles. Sometimes, I show one side of myself and then completely conceal the other.
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We worked on solving the problem of voice communications in a noisy military environment. We established military codes that are highly audible and invented selection tests for personnel who had a superior ability to recognize sound in a noisy background.
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As I'm writing, certain things become clear to me and certain things begin to feel right and make sense. The pieces start to fall into place.
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For me, being a mum has been a really, really instinctive thing.
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I get so excited when a song I wrote that's very personal to me goes No. 1 and I look down and see people singing the words back to me.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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One minute, it seemed I had more movie offers than I could handle; the next – no one wanted me.
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Nothing new here, except my marrying, which to me is a matter of profound wonder.
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The real problem at the moment is that the banks - because of their existing culture, which is frankly anti-business, obsession with short-term trading profits, not focusing on the long term - are throttling the recovery of British industry.
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I wouldn't want to cover a Hank Williams song in a country-western way. It doesn't occur to me instinctually to re-create productions. I'm interested in re-creating songs. Putting different clothes on them.
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I got sent to a health camp when I was about 6 years old, and we all had to wear the same starchy blue uniform. The lady who took care of me after school knit me a burgundy sweater. It was the only thing that gave me any individuality.
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It took me years to learn that sentences in fiction must do much more than stand around and look pretty.
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The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.
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It is always nice when you are honoured. The Lifetime award makes me feel old. I am only 55.
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I have never felt anchored when it comes to fashion. I've always had to depend on a stylist helping me to figure it out.
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To be honest, accents are one of those things for me, personally, that usually come quite naturally by just listening to the people.
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I first heard African drum rhythms and chants at the movies. Then, when I had the opportunity to go to Africa and visit the villages, I heard the real, raw, true rhythms and realised the origins of the old Negro spirituals I grew up with in the South.
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I love the first two X-Men movies because I thought that Bryan Singer did such a great job. He elevated that whole genre. He's a very talented director.
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I was really beating myself up about performances and how I looked and this and that.
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I want to be somebody, a person, first that people remember, but also, I want music that I release to still be around. I don't want it to just be cool for a second and be gone.
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I have OCD mixed with ADD, you try living with that. Its complicated.
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In my opinion, there is one singular problem with religions in general: they are exclusive. To me, this exclusivity is not right.
