Richie Havens (Richard Pierce "Richie" Havens) Quotes
I started out by myself, but it eventually turned into a trio by the mid-'60s - a conga drum and another guitarist. And that's been mostly what I've worked with most of the time.
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Initially, I thought problems on how the brain works to be the most interesting. But it was necessary to be practical and concentrate on less obscure matters when I entered Washington State College. Besides, there were no courses given in neurobiology.
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You can have a spiritual awakening and discover a new side of you at any age. And best of all, love can happen at any age. Life can just start to get exciting when you're in your 40s and 50s. You have to believe that.
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My existence was never a Francis Ford Coppola existence.
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Anybody who recognizes Israel will burn in the fire of the Islamic nation's fury.
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Before taking final leave of me, my instructor inquired concerning my physical strength, and I was able to inform him that I hadn't any.
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Every time I talked about making a picture I didn't do it. I had already done it - talking about it! I quit talking.
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There's a rainbow in the sky, all the time, don't be blind
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It's my policy not to review funerals.
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Whereas to write, all you need is paper and an idea, so I felt that writing might be my stepping stone.
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There is nothing so uncertain and slippery as fact.
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Our government is built upon the vote. But votes that are purchasable are quicksands, and a government built on them stands upon corruption and revolution.
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We must wake ourselves up! Or somebody else will take our place, and bear our cross, and thereby rob us of our crown.
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Love, love will be my strongest weapon.
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How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can sing fifths or you can do a background harmony.
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I would like it if people would think that beyond Newman, there's a spirit that takes action, a heart, and a talent that doesn't come from my blue eyes.
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I worked with my dad for 15 years. I apprenticed under him and decided I wanted to become an architect. So I went to college for it and then the acting bug got me.
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Tis the ignorant who boast.
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The story, it's really important to The Ancient One that Doctor Strange does cut it because The Ancient One needs a successor, or certainly needs - you could say - a son. So The Ancient One is really invested in Doctor Strange, it's a very kind of primal relationship.
