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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The herd instinct among forecasters makes sheep look like independent thinkers.
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Teachability and trust always leads to total obedience.
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Overwhelmed by the miraculous potentialities of the machine, our human greed has interfered with the biological cycle of human companionship which keeps the life of a community healthy.
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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've played Beckett. I put on in the 1950s the first Australian production of 'Waiting for Godot.' I played Estragon. The most interesting conversation I've had about Beckett was with a Dublin taxi driver.
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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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I'll put my record up against anybody's.
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In Hollywood, you can live alongside very famous but still incredibly boring people. I've never wanted to be immortal. Even if nobody remembers me after my death, it's still okay with me.
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The thing that helped me come to terms with performing was an anxiety, a desperation for acceptance. There was never enough positive motivation in my life.
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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.
