William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
The tallest and the smallest among us are so alike diminutive and pitifully base, it is a meanness to calculate the difference.

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But what you realise after you've been in the business for a while is that people develop opinions about you that don't have anything to do with your music, they like or dislike you for a million reasons, they like or dislike you for your last record.
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I know politics and politicians are hated, but I still believe in goodness of a heart that has selfless intentions. With the grace of God, I will make a difference.
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I was not meant to go deer hunting every fall.
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Even when we have physical hardships, we can be very happy.
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I'll tell you sort of an odd story: My music taste changed on 9/11. And it's very strange. I actually intellectually find this very curious. But on 9/11, I didn't like how rock music responded. And country music collectively, the way they responded, it resonated with me.
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By the time you know what to do, you're too old to do it.
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I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
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You learn from things that you experience in life. I'd never want to say that I regret anything or that anything was a mistake. Honestly, that isn't how I have chosen to live my life.
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The difference between the more traditional sports clubs and Congress is that Congress doesn't really compete against another team.
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I never said half the things I said.
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In this situation I was constantly exposed to danger and death.
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When you are a media celebrity, every word you speak is dissected, as are those you choose not to speak.
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One who doesn't throw the dice can never expect to score a six.
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Martin Scorsese, everything he does, I've got to see. And Jack Nicholson, I've got to see what he does.
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All you have to do is to dream big and try to fulfil it.
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The more you work with anyone, the more comfortable and safe you feel. The more you have an understanding.
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I grew up playing in youth orchestras, so they were my most treasured memories, so to be in front of an orchestra playing my own material would be incredible.
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The human race is governed by its imagination.
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I dunno... I feel out of step. Musically. Just out of step, not even behind or ahead. Just sort of like... I dunno, sometimes I feel like I'm still... just not... in sync. I don't know how to explain it. I just am.
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The 2011 riots in England, which left five dead and caused more than $300 million in property damage, were fueled by a generation of young Brits who grew up without ever hearing the word 'No.'
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I don't think art is in danger of dissolution or disappearance, and we don't trust enough in its ability and power to create critical consciousness as much as we think we do.
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You influence your surroundings every bit as much as they influence you.
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The tallest and the smallest among us are so alike diminutive and pitifully base, it is a meanness to calculate the difference.