F. Paul Wilson Quotes
If I don't already know a song's chord progression, I'll stop writing and try to figure it out. I can occasionally listen to unstructured, amelodic ambient music, but I prefer no music. I don't need silence - I can write just about anywhere - but music is a major distraction.
Quotes to Explore
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North Korea, under its thirtysomething Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, is no country for old men. The latest casualty in Kim's ongoing purge of the senior military command was the defense minister, Hyon Yong-chol, who reportedly committed the classic old man's offense of falling asleep in a meeting.
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There's always the risk that there are unknown unknowns.
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I'm not going to roll back anything. Nothing is going to change with respect to reproductive rights.
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I don't do fake. That's the first thing you should know about me. I'm not one to put on airs or change my demeanor depending on where I am or who I am talking to.
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Just as water is a key ingredient to growth on the farm, capital is required for businesses to thrive.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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He who avoids complaint invites happiness.
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Whatever I think the song sounds like is what I'll name it. It's a feeling thing; it's not logical at all.
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If you so choose, even the unexpected setbacks can bring new and positive possibilities. If you so choose, you can find value and fulfillment in every circumstance.
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The return of democracy in our land has indeed thrown the problems of development into bolder relief.
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Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away.
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A man that ain't willin' to cheat for a poke don't want it bad enough.
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When you're rich you don't write checks.
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I have deep emotions about the American people. If I were to cry for anything, I would cry for them and the policies that they're about to face.
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I think cinema is closer to allegories than to reality. It's closer to our dreams.
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Movies don't look hard, but figuring it out, getting the shape of it, getting everybody's character right and having it be funny, make sense and be romantic, it's creating a puzzle. Yes, having been a writer for so long, I have an awareness of when things are going awry, but it doesn't mean I know how to fix them.
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The mistake we make is to attribute to religions the errors and fanaticism of human beings.
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I loved making 'Rising Sun'. I got into the psychology of why she liked to get strangled and tied up in plastic bags. It has to do with low self-worth.
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And he said that he didn't want to have a war or anything like that again.
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Killing people because you don't like their ideas - it's a bad thing.
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I think Freddie Mercury is probably the best of all time in terms of a rock voice. There was a vulnerability to it, his technical ability was amazing, and so much of his personality would come out through his voice. I'm not even a guy to buy Queen records, really, and I still think he's one of the best.
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Every woman wants to feel great about themselves. It's just nice to feel supported in that way, and it's what my live shows are about - just making women feel stronger, and better, and celebrating. You get to see people's flaws and everyone comes together in their own way. But it's also nice to celebrate who they are.
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Music is too important to be left to professionals.
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If I don't already know a song's chord progression, I'll stop writing and try to figure it out. I can occasionally listen to unstructured, amelodic ambient music, but I prefer no music. I don't need silence - I can write just about anywhere - but music is a major distraction.
