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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Women are not all single-issue voters.
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The more you know, the less you need.
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I just never gave anything else much thought after music. I just hope that I'm doing what God intended me to do, and that's all.
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You're going to learn that one of the most brutal things in the world is your average nineteen-year-old American boy.
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There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are born and the day we discover why.
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Rock'n'roll will never go away completely because it's so fundamentally attractive.
