Pam Houston Quotes
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A woman going out with a younger man feels like the last taboo.
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My earliest memories of rap music was mixed with my earliest memories of reggae music. They were big sounds around the way, heavy bass lines, strong messages, definitely.
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The critical principle demanded an examination, for instance, of the contribution of different periods, thus to some extent embarking on historical linguistics.
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Don't let your sins turn into bad habits.
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My song 'Play It Again' is a perfect example of my music because the verses go so hard, and they're so urban; and then this pop hook comes out of nowhere and socks you in the face and makes you want to dance.
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I don't know if we are the best team in the world. I am lucky to be playing alongside some of the best players around. It's a dream.
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The modern era of continuity planning began under President Ronald Reagan.
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I was just learning to play guitar when Tracy Chapman came out. She wrote these songs, she played them by herself and I so admired her for that.
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Most of my relationships have been like that - with record companies. I've never had a legitimate business relationship with a company. I've always had a personal relationship with someone in the company.
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I think in high school and college, you don't really know what your routine is going to be; you're still trying to come up with it.
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I happen to be extremely left-brained; my instinct is to draw a chart rather than a picture.
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I like men who are intelligent and sensitive.
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There is nothing that compares to the Holocaust.
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I just like music that sounds like music. Not like machines and computers and things that you design to make things sound slick and perfect.
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I'm not 'one of the guys.' I don't want to pretend to be one on stage. I'm not going to dress like a guy or carry myself like one.
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I need a vacation anyway. They fight me too much. I'm not going to be the one to back out of these fights.
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I am here to accept responsibility for that which I did. I will not accept responsibility for that which I did not do.
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The more I see of the Swedes, the more I am convinced that there is no kinder, simpler, and honester people in the world.
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I don't like speed. I would have made a terrible Futurist. Even when I did take drugs, I never liked amphetamines and much preferred the slow taffy-pull of time that you get with opiates.
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He is a terrible planner, though. So am I.
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1 out of 4 Americans believes Jesus will return in their lifetime. See, that's religion: ego masquerading as humility. 'Jesus is coming back! Of course he's gonna wanna meet me! ...Hi, Jesus, Bob Flemstein, big fan! I know you're crazy busy with the rapture and everything, but...could you sign? I don't wanna be that guy, but...'
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You don't make a movie by yourself; you certainly don't make a TV show by yourself. You invest people in their work. You make people feel comfortable in their jobs; you keep people talking.
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The first single I released, 'Anything Goes,' is probably one of the best-written songs I've heard in a long time. It takes somebody knowing who you are. Sometimes writers know who an artist is and what they want to say and how they sing. I will never be opposed to cutting a song if somebody nails my life and what I'm going through.
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in general, I feel most comfortable between known quantities.
