Ricky Williams (Errick Lynne "Ricky" Williams Jr.) Quotes
Everywhere I go, people hear Ricky Williams and the next thing they think is marijuana or wasted talent.
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If I could distil the relevance of Bruce Springsteen's music to Australia it would be this: don't let what has happened to the American economy happen here. Don't let Australia become a down-under version of New Jersey, where the people and the communities whose skills are no longer in demand get thrown on the scrap heap of life.
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One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should be judged.
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People realize this man knows what the hell's going on and nobody else does.
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Helping people boost themselves out of poverty is the best way to make a lasting positive difference in a person's life.
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People are going to label you anyway, but the one that bugs me the most is when they say, 'One of the funniest female comedians.' There's s no 'funniest male comedians.' You're either a funny comedian, or you're not!
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I want to make it clear that I honestly answered every question put to me during the so-called Iran-Contra hearings. But if they didn't ask me about something, I wasn't about to reveal things that would put other people in jeopardy.
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I've wanted to be a writer since I was a boy, though it seemed an unlikely outcome since I showed no real talent. But I persevered and eventually found my own row to hoe. Ignorance of other writers' work keeps me from discouragement and I am less well-read than the average bus driver.
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After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned with producing, buying, selling, investing and prospering in the world.
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When I first came to the Bay area, I worked in Silicon Valley in the early to mid-'90s, and I think what mattered then was our ability as designers to create a vision around people's ideas.
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I feel like, maybe in the '90s, 'Rookie' would have been shamed for trying to reach a lot of people or trying to be 'mainstream', but I'm so pleased that our readers are happy to see me promoting the 'Rookie' yearbook on TV or whatever.
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On 'Van Halen,' I was a young punk, and everything revolved around the fastest kid in town, gunslinger attitude. But I'd say that at the time of 'Fair Warning,' I started concentrating more on songwriting. But I guess in most people's minds I'm just a gunslinger.
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Some people just don't like you; you cannot satisfy everyone. But I've got a lot of supportive fans – people who do like me, do enjoy what I do.
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People make music to get a reaction. Music is communication.
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It is a weird thing that actors have people applaud when they're done working. I still find that entertaining.
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A lot of people love to do affirmations first thing in the morning - to keep themselves feeling peppy and positive.
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There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to love.
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I found that being online has opened a window for me to look into other people's lives... The greatest fear that I have is losing touch.
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I think we need politicians; we need people who want to serve.
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A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.
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The record producer is the music world's equivalent of a film director.
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The most embarrassing thing for me was the day Bob Hope called me up and I was spaced out on cocaine. I was supposed to do his TV special, and I didn't turn up. Consequently, I was blacklisted by NBC for a long time. I damaged my career, and almost ruined my whole life.
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I am the youngest of four siblings, and we're all so close. I don't know where I would be without my brothers and sister. I secretly believe that my parents love me the most!
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I look at 'The New York Review of Books.' It's what it has been for 35 or 40 years, which is a highly sophisticated vehicle for anti-American self-hatred.
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Everywhere I go, people hear Ricky Williams and the next thing they think is marijuana or wasted talent.
