Jackie Chan Quotes
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The inspections started in 1991, right after the Gulf War. One of the conditions for the ceasefire was that Iraq had to do away with all of its weapons of mass destruction - biological, chemical and nuclear weapons and long-range missiles.
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After the success of my first album and the success of 'Flow Joe' kind of faded, I was struggling to make some money and make ends meet.
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I can't help but care about the rights of the people I used to shower with.
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Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.
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Your body must become familiar with its death - in all its possible forms and degrees - as a self-evident, imminent, and emotionally neutral step on the way towards the goal you have found worthy of your life.
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Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off.
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I discovered what it meant to 'live for Christ,' and that it honestly was something I wanted to do. The facts were there, and I could sense the Holy Spirit at work.
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You have to actually be weighted to something to do the moonwalk, you know.
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Proposing inner-life solutions to our political and economic catastrophes is something done, say the critics, only by people who've spent more time in la-la land than in the 'real world.'
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I've never had an audition like that before. They don't let you know about anything on 'Mad Men,' because it's a spoiler for everybody. I thought I was on the right track when I was cracking everybody up.
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I've always been fond of acoustic music.
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I never really fitted in, because I've always been interested in really dark things.
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A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.
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Compared to a lot of artists, I'm usually quite covered up in videos and photo shoots.
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You cannot survive if you do not know the past.
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My parents told me either I choose badminton, or school has to make the best of me.
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If you look at art history, at Goya or Gainsborough, it's always about acknowledging the people of your time who have influence.
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In your darkest moments of despair, a friend's hand on yours will get you through the worst.
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I don't harp on what I could change about the past, because I can't go back and change it. But definitely a lot of things I would change.
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Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.
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I just feel that if I'm English and writing about an American president, I have got to have someone on my side who can help me out when I'm lapsing into lazy or obvious European skepticism.
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I don't need to hear Bill to go through a song. I need to hear Keith to go through a song. I know Bill will be playing what I'm playing anyway. I need to hear Keith because it's all there: the time, the chord changes, and all the licks you have to follow.
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My dream is to have a bed of my own in Los Angeles and one in Sweden.
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I hate interviews - but you have to do them.
