Benji Madden Quotes
Often people think they know what they want, but what they really want is something that's genuine. So they'll be saying, "Do another one like that," but you liked that one because it's real. So as long as I keep it real and I do something that's real to me, you're going to feel it in the same way.
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As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don't ever want to lose that.
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That term, 'David and Goliath,' has entered our language as a metaphor for improbable victories by some weak party over someone far stronger.
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Eventually, I grew out of my interest in motorcycles because they're quite dangerous. I don't ride them anymore. But I have this history.
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I was ordained one of the standing High Council in Zion, under the hands of President Joseph Smith.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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I can't see myself just endlessly singing the same songs over and over again.
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I didn't particularly like being objectified.
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It's a long, slow sunset for ink-on-paper magazines, but sunsets can produce vast sums of money.
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Los Angeles is a microcosm of the United States. If L.A. falls, the country falls.
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My style is very simple, but I love Reese Witherspoon, Kate Hudson and Kate Middleton.
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Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed.
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I am extremely left brain dominant, probably 95%-5%. The feeling side of my brain is not really strong.
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People don't think an athlete nowadays can have a team-first mentality and I do.
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You can't watch 'Daredevil' or 'Jessica Jones' or the Marvel films and not be aware that the villain has to be awesome. I've always wanted to have more space. And the scope, morally, is more broad for the villain than the hero.
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I played Miley Cyrus' grandma on 'Hannah Montana,' and the first time I was on, they said, 'We love having veterans like you on because she's like a little sponge, and she's really appreciative of all the veterans that are coming on the show, and we just love that you're teaching her.'
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I'm a serial monogamist.
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I love to talk to children about making mistakes. It's important that I tell them about how I don't get it right the first time. We live in such a perfectionist society, and they see so many finished products and polished performances.
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I was born in Evanston, Illinois. I spent my elementary and part of my junior high school years in a D.C. suburb. And then I spent my high school years in Minnesota. And then I spent my college years in Colorado. And then I spent some time living in China. And then I spent three years in Vermont before moving down to Nashville.
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People need to treat animals like they would treat a kid. You have to take care of it, make sure they are happy and they have anything they need. If you don’t have the time, then you don’t need an animal. … I want people to be aware of what is around them. Just because they don’t want to deal with it, doesn’t mean they can shut it out.
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The Beatles mean so much to so many people, you know? Everybody has at least one song of The Beatles that's one of their favorite songs of all time.
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Articles always end up being about my appearance. I had a conversation with Jude Law: he told me people's obsession with looks goes away after a while.
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Take a newspaper account of Waterloo or Trafalgar, with all the small advertisements: it seems much more real than reading about it in a history book.
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I think democracy's undermined when those who own newspapers fill them with trivia rather than real issues.
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Often people think they know what they want, but what they really want is something that's genuine. So they'll be saying, "Do another one like that," but you liked that one because it's real. So as long as I keep it real and I do something that's real to me, you're going to feel it in the same way.
