Rich Lowry Quotes
A flag doesn't cause someone to sit in a prayer meeting for an hour, and then stand up and shoot people.
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When I started out back in Louisville, there was Harry Collins. He was my first teacher. He saw that I was so obsessed with magic that he taught me the love of magic.
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Wine and women do not go with song. Alcohol is the worst enemy of the imagination.
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If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
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Both my parents were amateur badminton players. My father is a scientist and wanted me to be a doctor. But my mom was very aggressive and loved badminton. She pushed me right from the age of nine to take up the sport.
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If you're a thinking person, the liver is interesting, but nothing is more intriguing than the brain.
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Leeks, like other oniony things, reach a certain peak when fried. It's the subtle sweetness that suddenly becomes evident and works so well with their creamy texture.
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In this business, it's important to constantly do things that you don't know how to do. I love touring and making records, but I've learned how to do that, so sometimes you just have to dive in and try it.
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Teasing and a sense of humor, if you can develop that in your kids, and if you can exercise it with the kids, just makes for a pleasanter atmosphere.
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Dance connects us to the musicality of life and to one another. No one should be denied such basic pleasures.
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A will finds a way.
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The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
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'Blade Runner' is one of my favorite films.
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If what you create does not outlive you, then you have failed.
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California is a bellwether state. California was the first state in the United States to overturn the laws against interracial marriage. It took 19 years for the rest of the country to come around to that point of view.
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I have been married for 58 years to the same woman. Our secret? Separate bathrooms.
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I have lived my whole life with high intensity.
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I like girls who want to get up and dance and don't mind singing in front of my family - you know, silly stuff. Some girls won't eat in front of boys or won't go bowling. They just want to go out and look pretty. I don't really get that. I want someone who is up for having a good time.
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I love reading almost as much as I love writing.
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Books are really fun because your 'voice' is pretty undiluted. There is a very direct connection between yourself and your audience. You will have an editor, but their job is to help you clarify or improve your voice, not change it.
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I like to pour my wines for people. I watch their eyes, I can see what they'll like. Most people say they don't like dry wine because they haven't had a dry wine that's clean and fruity, instead of a big, oaky thing.
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The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come to my concerts, still buy my CDs, I'll keep playing until I feel like I can't.
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History repeats itself again, I guess. The rate of innovation is so high in our industry that if you don't innovate at that speed you can be replaced pretty quickly. The user interface on the iPhone, with all due respect for what this invention was all about, is now five years old.
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A flag doesn't cause someone to sit in a prayer meeting for an hour, and then stand up and shoot people.
