will.i.am (William James Adams, Jr.) Quotes
Traveling in Europe made me understand that America has an island mentality: No one exists except us. There's a whole other world out there, but most Americans - all they know is America, the marketing plan.
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If you have a block of ballistics gelatin and a high-speed camera, pretty soon somebody gets a gun!
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We lived in Atlanta for a couple of years, and had a lot of fun, but my best work happens when I isolate myself. It's all about turning inward.
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Tell me what you'd like to hear me sing. I'll sing whatever you like, after which I'll take up a collection, if you don't mind.
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For me, writing a song, I sit down and the process doesn't really involve me thinking about the demographic of people I'm trying to hit or who I want to be able to relate to the song or what genre of music it falls under.
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The collusion of big business, big labor, and big government threaten the spirit of small business that makes America great.
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I was involved with drama departments since the 5th grade. I played at it. It was an escape.
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It's hard to have people talking about you and trashing you in the media and saying they think your career is over... and you are only 25.
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I like to do things quickly because I'm easily bored.
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Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
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As scary as it is, I like making real, direct eye contact with people from the stage. In a sense, it's like modeling: that feeling of locking in and projecting some kind of emotion to try to captivate people.
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Perhaps it would be better not to be a writer, but if you must, then write.
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Without understanding yourself, what is the use of trying to understand the world?
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In all honesty, titles are an embarrassment to me.
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I think the tone of the show has certainly changed over the years, because it's really, really hard to do something different when you have a show going on as long as this has.
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You can cite me for contempt, Your Honor. I don't care.
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Enjoy every sandwich.
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Islam is fixed, stable, ordered and disciplined, and so are Muslims.
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We need to become good citizens in the global village, instead of competing. What are we competing for - to drive more cars, eat more steaks? That will destroy the world.
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I knew I had to write a good screenplay to be taken seriously, and I knew I needed to present Mississippi on visuals instead of just saying, 'Hey I wanted to film it in Mississippi.' It would seem like it was a hometown boy just wanting to be home.
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I was only ever part of 'Lost' - a very small part of an extremely talented writers' room, where as a writer, it's sort of your job to sublimate your ego and work in the service of the show and the show's voice.
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Being in Blur has allowed me to travel and hear the music that's being made all over the world.
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Food Stamp recipients didn't cause the financial crisis; recklessness on Wall Street did.
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Traveling in Europe made me understand that America has an island mentality: No one exists except us. There's a whole other world out there, but most Americans - all they know is America, the marketing plan.
