Raymond Kwok Quotes
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Music means different things to different people and sometimes even different things to the same person at different moments of his life.
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I remember in the '80s, Randy Travis was my guy. He's the reason I moved to Nashville, and I just loved him. But at some point when he was winning everything, you find yourself pulling for other people.
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I always try to put something personal on my albums just to give people out there a little piece of my history and how I got where I am and who I am.
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In my music and my life, I'm honest with my feelings, and people appreciate that. That's just the way I am.
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When you tell people you are a model, they have a very narrow view of who you are, and it's good to be able to say that it's not all that I am.
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Most people know Muslims in their community but don't realize it.
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The truth is that killing innocent people is always wrong - and no argument or excuse, no matter how deeply believed, can ever make it right. No religion on earth condones the killing of innocent people; no faith tradition tolerates the random killing of our brothers and sisters on this earth.
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When leaders are no longer beholden to the people who elected them, corruption results and the recruitment of extremists becomes easier.
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The world's greatest city - New York City - deserves a government that works for all New Yorkers. That starts with a mayor who is independent from party bosses and special interests, who isn't afraid to be honest with the people, and who is focused on the issues New Yorkers care about most.
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I came to these mediums through having the garden, and of course, people who have designed gardens have always worked in collaboration, and never made their own inscriptions.
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I really wish people - maybe it's naive - wish people had priorities and were willing to be artistic patrons.
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The way the business things work in Russia is you have to meet people, you have to go through a certain amount of etiquette and business things are done just simply by a shake of the hand and whether they like you or not.
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People find it hard to understand how I can risk ruining my career as a musician by injuring myself on the slopes, but I've always been a tomboy.
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I think that because I am rich, handsome and a great player people are envious of me. I don’t have any other explanation.
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Not everything happens when you expect it; it is what it is. The people who ride with you, ride with you.
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I will say it is funny that writing a song about not wanting to entertain people is what got me a career in entertainment.
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I think it was at 16 when I forced myself because my dad had nagged me for an entire year. Like, 'Come on, sing for people. You have a nice voice,' and I just wouldn't do it. One evening, I just decided, 'Screw it, I'll do it.' I remember it was really bad. But I did it. So that was good.
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I've learned to never take anything for granted and that people are all works in progress. Some people are just actively working on progressing, and some aren't.
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It doesn't bother me at all that some people think I am too outspoken.
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People ask me, 'Did you always want to be on SNL?' No, actually, it never crossed my mind. It didn't even seem possible. It would've been like saying, 'Hey, do you wanna go to the moon?'
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Music will save the world.
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Friends love misery, in fact. Sometimes, especially if we are too lucky or too successful or too pretty, our misery is the only thing that endears us to our friends.
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Mayors, I think, tend to be more no-nonsense, and you look for economic opportunities for your communities.
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I encourage all my key people to bring their mobiles when they travel.
