William Shakespeare Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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I wrote 'The River' practically trying to rip off every lick that James Taylor had, so it was neat to hear him sing those lyrics because that's who inspired you to write them.
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Once you make it to your point of making it, you'll appreciate the struggle.
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I have a younger brother and sister who actually play in my band, and we were always into Disney music, big time. The first time I heard myself sing was when I recorded myself singing a Disney song. I remember it because it was awful, and I didn't expect to hear that. I think it was 'A Whole New World' from 'Aladdin.'
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To make headway, improve your head.
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People who get rich early should help the rest get rich.
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After college, I went into the NBC Page Program. It's one of those great programs that allows kids to get their feet wet in every area of the business.
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Fallible characters are more interesting than superheroes in the end.
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Nobody has any conscience about adding to the improbabilities of a marvelous tale.
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It is not enough just to wish well; we must also do well.
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If you don't vote, you don't count.
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When I work with other people, I don't have to do that - it's because I love to do it and I want to do it.
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The only credit I can give them. They synchronize wonderful. That's all. They synchronize very - you would have thought that they were actually acting, but they were synching all the time, and that's a rough job.
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Science is the pursuit of pure truth, and the systematizing of it.
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Should graffiti be judged on the same level as modern art? Of course not: It's way more important than that.
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I only get angry at my brothers and at my father.
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It's when children are 15, 16 or 17 that they decide whether they want to be a doctor, an engineer, a politician or go to the Mars or moon. That is the time they start having a dream, and that's the time you can work on them. You can help them shape their dreams.
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Most of the movies I saw growing up were viewed as totally disposable, fine for quick consumption, but they have survived 50 years and are still growing.
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My father put it right when he said: 'I don't get ulcers. I give ulcers.'
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A four wood I hit on the 13th hole at Bel Air Country Club in June of 1945. It landed right on the green and rolled into the cup for a hole in one.
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These movies are like my kids. I just love them to death. Some of them go to Harvard and some of them can barely graduate high school.
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People can undergo a sudden change of thinking and loyalties under threat of death or intense social pressure and isolation from friends and family.
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Those who determine not to put self to death will never see the will of God fulfilled in their lives. Those who ought to become the light of the world must necessarily burn and become less and less. By denying self, we are able to win others.
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Not everybody is going to like what I do or get what I do. With as much positive, you always get the negative to deal with. I get that as well. Most of the time, I'm very honored to have a fan base that they react to my songs. My songs speak to a lot of them.
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'Tis better to bear the ills we have than fly to others that we know not of.
