Alexander David Turner Quotes
Rock'n'roll will never go away completely because it's so fundamentally attractive.
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It always amuses me that the biggest praise for my work comes for the imagination, while the truth is that there's not a single line in all my work that does not have a basis in reality. The problem is that Caribbean reality resembles the wildest imagination.
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Truth is of no practical value to mankind save as it affects terrestrial phenomena, hence the discoveries of science should be concealed or glossed over wherever they conflict with orthodoxy.
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My first published work was when I was 19, in 'Playgirl.' It was an odd experience but exciting.
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I guess I look strange a bit. Strange but confident. I'm not like a model or anything. I always compare this to wearing a hat. You can wear the strangest hat, but if you think it's cool, then you'll look cool.
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I've yet to meet somebody who said, 'Your stories are so revolting I couldn't read them.'
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How do we turn our nation around? President Obama thinks the answer is more and more government. Government is not the answer. You are not doing anyone a favor by creating dependency, destroying individual responsibility.
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I read real books. On paper. You know, those printed books? I feel like this is the last thing I do to support my industry. I think they smell great, too.
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I'm producing more, but I think to direct, one has to have a burning desire, and that's not me. I'd rather do something else.
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If we give something positive to others, it will return to us. If we give negative, that negativity will be returned.
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I made a stamp with Destiny's Child. We made a stamp together, above anything. And making a stamp on my own, I'm very proud.
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Latinos are the fastest growing minority, and we're obviously not going anywhere. We're extremely loyal as a people, and I think Hollywood is starting to recognize that. It's very rare for a major studio to nationally distribute a film with Latino talent, not only in front of the camera, but also behind the camera.
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It isn't as important to buy as cheap as possible as it is to buy at the right time.
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I wonder if anyone thinks of me when they can’t fall asleep at night.
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People say, "How do you write songs?" I say, "Patience." I may have a track that's hot, but no words. I'll just let it sit for years, because I know they're going to meet. They'll find it.
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Nobody sold prints then and prices didn't mean anything. In terms of earning your living, it was a joke.
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I think the best piece of advice that I would give is beauty is really just - I know it sounds cheesy - being true to who you are. Beauty is not something that is acquired necessarily through like makeup or clothing.
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The story in the show is he puts out this song that he does in his bedroom and then songwriters swoop in and take control, and the label comes in and takes control. It is a funny element of the background people trying to capitalize, so when it comes to references so we wanted to go to extremes.
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I could not ask for more than the love you give me... Cause it's all I've waited for... and I could not ask for more.
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There is so much else in the world that is more interesting than monarchy.
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I'm going to get hated for saying this, but honestly, fantasy is easy to write because you can do anything. It's like when Raymond Chandler brings in a bloke with a gun when he's stuck - in fantasy, up pops a wizard, and off we go.
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Happy is the man who has acquired the love of walking for its own sake!
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Rock'n'roll will never go away completely because it's so fundamentally attractive.
