Tommy Shaw Quotes
I was born in Alabama and my first live music experiences were in church. Every Sunday we watched regional gospel groups on television singing their hearts out.
Quotes to Explore
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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Science fiction frees you to go anyplace and examine anything.
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I never thought I wouldn't succeed. Not because I thought I was good-looking - I just thought I would make it.
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The political system is not for the people. The people are secondary to the economy. It's about what generates money, not about what benefits the people.
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I grew up in the '80s. I was a kid, but all my favorite movies came out of that period.
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The first Indy was definitely the one I remember. It's my favorite race I've ever done. It's the most memorable race I've ever done, for sure. Even more than when I won. I just remember everything about it.
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Every character I've ever played, I always try to take him right to the edge and not allow him to fall over, but directors have a tendency to pull me back a little bit.
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If you don't ponder the end of the world on a regular basis, I don't think you're really human.
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In the South, there was absence of any leadership corresponding in breadth and courage to that of Abraham Lincoln.
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I like children; I like 'em, and I respect 'em. Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by them.
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Those who speak up, those who use their connections, are more likely to succeed than those who sit and wait.
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I don't believe that human beings are necessarily monogamous.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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The end of confession is to tell the truth to and for oneself.
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As long as I was well fed, I was a very, very nice child. I just used my imagination and played with Barbies. I was pretty easy.
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Economics has paid a terrible price for its dalliances with the Keynesian and neoclassical theories.
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I'm not 'Will's brother' anymore. Will is my brother. I'm paving the way for all middle children out there.
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In Europe, the big word is tolerance. You tolerate everything.
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In some causes silence is dangerous.
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I only got a seventh-grade education, but I have a doctorate in funk, and I like to put that to good use
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I was born in Santa Monica but brought up abroad so I don't use English much.
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The Holy Spirit can be with you always and guide you back to Him, but in order to enjoy the benefits of this holy gift, you must truly receive it, and then you must use it in your life. How sad it would be to be given such a precious gift and then set it aside and never use it.
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I was born in Alabama and my first live music experiences were in church. Every Sunday we watched regional gospel groups on television singing their hearts out.
