Walter Becker Quotes
Given a choice between Charlie Mingus and Eric Dolphy or Joe Strummer and Lou Reed, there was no choice. I like Reed and Strummer, but it's kiddie music.
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I feel fine as long I'm not running around.
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Cuba needs a dose of perestroika.
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I don't think immigrants are that threatening to society at all. They're just happy they've survived some war somewhere.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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Raquel Welch is someone I can also live without. We've got some love scenes together and I am dreading them!
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When I was a child, I used to paint intently. The older I become, and the closer death approaches, the brighter my life gets day by day.
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Anytime you do something in this arena, whether it's public records or ethics, it's not like throwing a stone in a quiet pond. It's like throwing a boulder.
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The trains were the beating heart of the New York graffiti scene.
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Discipline is wisdom and vice versa.
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When you're a kid, to be honest, you could be in the worst situation ever, but you're still going to have ways to enjoy it.
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Getting recognized on the street is fine, but I never really wanted to be famous. I just wanted to have mastered the art of sketch comedy.
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I think all of us are thankful every day we get to put this uniform on, and we play this game. So try not to take any days for granted. Every time you take the field, give a hundred percent and leave it all out there.
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College ain't so much where you been as how you talk when you get back.
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I don't believe that human beings are necessarily monogamous.
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If you live a rebellious lifestyle, then you rebel against things because they go against your ideals and the integrity of who you are as a person.
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I never really did any disco dancing.
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When kids are met with the highest expectations and given the extra supports they need, they can be as motivated as kids anywhere.
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Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.
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The best part of the high school in Hastings must have been the Music Department. Its orchestra and concert band did well in county competitions, and the dance band formed by its students was the best in the region. I played lead trumpet in all of them.
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Nuclear bombs have made mass murder a reality. Nuclear bombs threaten humankind.
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Poets are always taking the weather so personally. They're always sticking their emotions in things that have no emotions.
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Everyone has their dates. For me, it's 1991. I can place every memory of my life either before or after this date. It's the year I became an adult. My mother died, and I created my company shortly thereafter.
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One thing is having skated five of the best races I've probably could have skated. It was nice to peak at the right time and to do it in an important time in somebody's career.
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Given a choice between Charlie Mingus and Eric Dolphy or Joe Strummer and Lou Reed, there was no choice. I like Reed and Strummer, but it's kiddie music.
