Richard Thompson Quotes
I want people to come to my music without prejudice. I want them to get the music first. And who I am isn't that important. If they like the songs to me that's a good thing.
Quotes to Explore
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This work made me more and more interested in biological matter, and I decided that I really wanted to work on the X-ray analysis of biological molecules.
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But a city is more than a place in space, it is a drama in time.
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I've got an idea for a modern day faerie tale that I think would made a great short novel. But I just don't have the time to work on it right now. I'm way too busy with the 'Kingkiller Chronicles' and being a new dad.
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First time I sang, I was singing Alicia Keys in the bathroom of my mom's beauty shop. I was six.
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The majority of the time, they take air out of the football. I think that, for me, is a disadvantage.
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I think it's much harder to have a long dialogue scene than an action scene. An action scene is long, but it's not really hard. It's kind of boring, really. It looks good at the end, but to shoot it, it's not the most exciting thing.
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Fair treatment of human beings and animals in many different realms strikes a chord with me.
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Teachability and trust always leads to total obedience.
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Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.
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I haven't got any friends from where I grew up, but that's not to do with fame.
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I was told having a website would help me. I have yet to figure out why my life story needs to be on the web.
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There are two types of people in the world, and I'm one of them.
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Sometimes, when you go to airport and look at the people, you see the worst looks - but the worst looks can give you more ideas than the best looks.
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Let who will scoff and revile – I will not remain silent; neither will I conceal the signs and wonders which have been shown to me by the Lord, who knew all things even before the time of this world, many years before, just as they happened.
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'Job Killer.' Those are the two words you are most likely to hear uttered by most American CEOs when confronted with proposals to enact family-friendly work policies.
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If my favourite director gives me a role that is very sparkly? A very brilliant character? I'll do it.
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Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.
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I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.
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Consolation of music is different from the one of words. It starts from the inside... It cries with you instead of telling you to stop crying.
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It's just about pushing yourself to realms that are uncharted. I love to get to that place where I don't know what kind of music I'm doing, I don't know if it's any good, I don't know if it's anything. It's a big question mark. The idea is to have interesting results. That's my bottom line. Not just a creative fantasy world or something like that, but a mood too.
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With the situation now, people might be intrigued to see how a country coped with war all those years ago.
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I think Jim got screwed. I think Jim Bakker would have been a great preacher. Jim Bakker was very good at what he did.
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I like Valentine's Day. The trouble is the florists and the candy-makers and the card people are all advertising so much, you don't dare let the day go by without making an offering, whether you mean it or not. Money exceeds affection.
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I want people to come to my music without prejudice. I want them to get the music first. And who I am isn't that important. If they like the songs to me that's a good thing.
