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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We just couldn't play Horton the same way we did the first two times. We challenged Vince early in the week, and just giving a potent point guard a different look was important to us.
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I worked as a waiter when I was 15 and got a chance to appreciate good, simple food. There's nothing better than a boiled egg with toast.
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I never went to rock concerts when I was a kid. I didn't see any rock & roll bands.
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Gifts count for nothing; will alone is great; All things give way before it, soon or late.
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I could have been a dental hygienist with nothing bad ever appearing in print about me, but that's not how I've chosen to lead my life. I knew that you put yourself under a microscope the more famous you become.
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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.
