Layne Thomas Staley Quotes
I don't take part in it the way I used to-the bimbos, the free beers, free drugs, all that. That's still there if you want it, but I don't really seek that out any more.
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A bowler is his own captain. I know what needs to be done, what the ball is doing. If you don't know where you are going to bowl and where you think the batsman will hit, then how can you tell the captain what you want? You are the judge.
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There is no 'natural' order, only the way things are.
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I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone.
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I don't believe in endorsing a product that you don't want to endorse.
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We want to believe that we're invulnerable, and that people who get tricked deserve it. Well, they don't. And someday the arrogant types who mock the gullible are likely to get their turn to wear the dunce cap.
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All writing is that structure of revelation. There's something you want to find out. If you know everything up front in the beginning, you really don't need to read further if there's nothing else to find out.
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There's just a natural instinct to want to be great, I think.
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It will be undertaken, of course, in the June or July summit, and then to bring NATO closer to Russia or vice versa is a way to move toward integration - toward the integration of Europe.
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I can write all the way through the morning, when my mind is clear, and there are no distractions.
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I don't want to privatise part of the parliament, like some people in Russia.
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In a way my reputation has become that of the curmudgeon.
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I used to fantasize that Paul McCartney would marry my sister.
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We do not want to turn our back on Spain. It's the opposite. We are convinced that a relationship between equals will improve our relationship.
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I have no intention of lingering through a season, just to have a chance to be an alternate on a relay. I don't want that.
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Do what you really want to do. That's why God put you on this earth.
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Our forefathers used to live longer and healthy lives.
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I don't think you really have chemistry in the way that you want between two actors unless frustration is there as well.
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I want a platform that, like a book or a magazine, I can carry into the bath or leave at the beach.
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But Socialism, alone, can bring self-determination of their peoples.
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I challenge anyone to tell me there isn't evil in this world.
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Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success.
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I love to cook. I'd hoped by now I'd have a big loft. I have this fantasy that between 12 and 4, if you're in New York, it's known that I'll be serving a meal and you can just show up. You can watch TV, hang out, nap. Once a month. Wouldn't that be nice?
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Outsiders think of Silicon Valley as a success story, but in truth, it is a graveyard. Failure.. is Silicon Valley's greatest strength. Every failed product or enterprise is a lesson stored in the collective memory of the country. We not only don't stigmatize failure, sometime we even admire it. Venture Capitalists actually like to see a little failure in the resumes of entrepreneurs.
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I don't take part in it the way I used to-the bimbos, the free beers, free drugs, all that. That's still there if you want it, but I don't really seek that out any more.
