Aaron Neville Quotes
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There is no planning. On the night it is really great, it's euphoria and if it is not so great there is always tomorrow night. That was his attitude.
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I turn into a crying, hysterical maniac when I see a spider. It's pathetic.
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It's hard to make a good movie in four weeks. It's hard. I've done it, but it's not easy.
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I'm a Canadian. Outside Canada I carry the flag. Canadian nationalism isn't as insidious as American nationalism, though. It's good natured. It's all about maple syrup, not war.
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To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans. I don't want to be hard, and I don't want to be negative, but I want to be honest.
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It's nature-nurture, right? I've been nurtured by Californians.
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I don't think there's any dearth of talent in India - we've always had the best juniors in the world.
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The thing about a failure is that it is possible to deny it forever.
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I suppose I shouldn't go around admitting I speak untruths on the radio.
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Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff.
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The idea that happiness could have a share in beauty would be too much of a good thing.
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I've got to be honest, there's no pleasure when you're working.
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When I got my Oprah money, the first thing I bought was a really nice electronic bidet toilet seat.
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Race differences show up early in life.
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Once there was a boy so meek and modest, he was awarded a Most Humble badge. The next day, it was taken away because he wore it. Here endeth the lesson.
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There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance.
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By nature, I'm an optimistic person. No one believes it, but I am.
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Many men start being friendly with women because they are trying to seduce them. I'm not trying to seduce them. I just like hanging out with them.
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The book that made a lasting impression was the one my mother gave each of us when she decided we were ready for our first 'adult novel,' Lucy Maud Montgomery's 'The Blue Castle.'
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'Humans of New York' did not result from a flash on inspiration. It grew from five years of experimenting, tinkering, and messing up.
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When the bombs rain down, the Syrian Civil Defense rush in.
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I didn't really distinguish between genre and not-genre as a kid, until I made the transition to adult fantasy via Terry Brooks.
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I cling to the idea that Herman Melville had to work at the end of his career watching ships in a dock, as a shipping agent in New York. Any writer who thinks they should be given patronage because of their gift... you don't have to look too far in history to see that's just not the case.
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I didn't just get to 75 years by tiptoeing. I had to work hard sometimes.
