Ray Manzarek Quotes
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I don't blame other people for the rap that Christians have. A lot of Christians are just mental. A lot of Christians are more concerned with telling you where you're gonna go when you die than what you can have while you're here.
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I want to drink champagne from ladies' shoes.
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When I was singing Jamie's Cryin', people were going out of their mind because it was the first time they got to see Eddie, Michael and Alex play those songs. That was a thrill.
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Just because a rapper is white, I don't feel the need to attack them.
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A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop make the inundation.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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I used to work for a newspaper that covered local resource issues, and my coworkers and friends were journalists. Their reporting work was always pretty grim.
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When I first started making music, I was all about wordplay and how fast I could rap, but over the years, I've really gained an appreciation for melody. What's cool is that when you're singing, you have to be concise, and when you're rapping, you have the opportunity to be really detailed with your lyrics.
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I went up for the first time when I was 18. It's a great place - I love L.A.; I mean, in Ireland it just rains all the time, it's crap weather, so it's nice to go to L.A. where it's just sunshine every day, and then it's kinda easier to live a kinda healthy lifestyle.
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He was a silly guy. Out - do the other guy. That was his effort at all times.
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Posthumous reputations have little to do with real lives.
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You would not believe that Paula Patton and I have the same trainer.
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I'm just having a wonderful time. It's an interesting thing that I'm very comfortable with this material and I don't know why. Maybe it's because I did MacBeth.
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When it comes to meetings and preparing for that, it doesn't matter if it's a meeting with the U.N.; with a large operator, CEO, or chairman; or if I have an internal meeting - in all cases, I know that the energy and the engagement in every discussion is extremely important.
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I can handle coming fifth as long as I know I've given my all out there and have no regrets.
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I think a man turns into a writer by editing his own texts.
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I never think about what others are doing. I do a film for myself, not others.
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Audiences want and need a shared viewing experience.
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When I first arrived in America, the very first place I came was California, and I rented a house in Trance, which is about half an hour from Malibu.
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When I was a player, I wanted to win the Ballon d'Or, but I knew my characteristics; I knew that it was impossible.
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I want to make music. That means I prefer the Steinway piano.
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I wanted to be a mechanic. When I was 14 I wanted to quit school and go work on my car. But my dad said Son, you shouldn't do that. You should stay in school until your education is finished, and when you're done, don't make your hobby your job.
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As we know, forgiveness of oneself is the hardest of all the forgivenesses.
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I think I'm a very poor piano player.
