Jason "Gong" Jones Quotes
I had been playing guitar since I was 12. When I was 16, some band had a show and needed a singer... so I did it. I sounded like pure fuckin shit, but it felt natural... so I stuck at it.
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The thing we often forget to talk about, or perhaps we take for granted, is our country's dazzling beauty. Our natural environment is so much a part of Australia's art, writing, music and culture, both indigenous and non indigenous.
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May nothing entice me till I happily make my way to Jesus Christ! Fire, cross, struggles with wild beasts, wrenching of bones, mangling of limbs – let them come to me, provided only I make my way to Jesus Christ.
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Personal life? I'd like to keep it private.
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It is the woman - nearly always - in spite of all the advances of modern feminism, who still takes responsibility for the bulk of the chores, as well as doing her paid job. This is true even in households where men try to be unselfish and to do their share.
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Often times I have been asked about the attributes for success, and I have said that you need two attributes for succeeding as an entrepreneur: one, courage, second, luck.
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I had the X rating on my films. Now they do as much on The Simpsons as I got an X rating for Fritz the Cat.
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I just think with acting, there's not a time limit on it.
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None of us takes amending the Constitution lightly. The plain fact is this amendment has been exhaustively studied and it really is time to act.
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I need to have some depth in my characters. That's why they are all Bengalis. I can't imagine writing a book with someone called Saxena as the hero.
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College inspired me to think differently. It's like no other time in your life.
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I'm still a person, a human being, no matter what religion I am.
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Well, the biggest rival I had in my career was me.
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I was a common man, and I will always remain a common man. No amount of stardom will ever consume my soul. Money comes, money goes. Fame comes, fame goes. I believe every human being is a celebrity in their own right.
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Did I collect baseball cards? I've got 10 books full of plastic in my mother's house. All the Upper Decks, the Fleers, the Fleer Ultras. My grandfather brought me to the trade shows. I collected Marvel cards, too.
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I like my life. I like competing, but it's not just because of the money.
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I come from an overly confident place. But I'm overconfident because of feelings of inferiority.
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A life of intimacy with God is characterized by joy.
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You'd always see a lady or a little girl sitting at a piano. I decided I wanted to play something more unexpected, so that's when I got interested in learning to play the guitar.
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You want the good life? You live where white people live, you go to school where white people go to school, and you shop where white people shop.
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I had been playing guitar since I was 12. When I was 16, some band had a show and needed a singer... so I did it. I sounded like pure fuckin shit, but it felt natural... so I stuck at it.
