John Baizley (John Dyer Baizley) Quotes
I really try towork with an artist who is trying to create a long legacy of quality rather than trying to jump aboard a trend.
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I managed to slip two children out in the middle of my career and have been lucky with all the work.
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Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.
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I went to bed last night dreaming of tuna melts. I love food.
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As you probably know, I've written a lot about the presidency, so it's obviously exciting when you get to interview a president and write about it.
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Cable news is more titillating to talk about who's up and who's down and all that nonsense as opposed to what's actually done.
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I feel like I'd have a different approach to football now after doing music.
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It's just someone has labelled us as having a different label to do what you do. I find that labels are the worst thing in the world for artistic expression.
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It took me years of attempts and failed drafts before I finally wrote the elegies I needed to write.
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If you only write when the muse strikes, you won't get anything done. You have to write consistently, when your schedule says you should. And that's hard.
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'The Simpsons' money got bigger and bigger. When I left 'The Simpsons', no one thought that this thing was going to still be around. It's the cumulative effect. It's like, 'Oh my God, 25 years later, and it's still coming in.'
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The dream for many millennial women is to make a difference as social or political entrepreneurs. They are using the social media and marketing tools they have mastered to empower less fortunate women and direct them onto career tracks that women have traditionally avoided, like science and technology.
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A great byproduct of a TV show, movie, or play is when it can act as a catalyst for someone.
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The thing that's protected me creatively is that the movies have made profits.
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I like dressing up for dates and dissecting a dinner conversation with a new guy to determine if he might be The One.
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There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.
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I believe things happen that can't be explained, but so many people seem intent on explaining them. Everyone has an answer for them. Either aliens or things from the spirit world.
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There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there was never a defining moment.
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The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.
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Chelsea have made a good investment for me, but I did not put any pressure on them.
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I am a father, and sometimes I want to stay close to home. By varying the workplace, it gives me space to breathe. I enjoy theatre because it reminds me I'm mortal, and it's terrifying when it goes wrong but the most thrilling experience when it flies.
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I'm a real common sense guy who caught a lot of good breaks and who has been very, very fortunate.
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It's fun and super exciting to see how other people work, how other people write music, and how other people put things together. To me, it's an endless learning process, and I love doing it because everybody works so completely differently.
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If you look back on the breakups that you've had, whether it's a long relationship or a one-night stand, it's always awkward.
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I really try towork with an artist who is trying to create a long legacy of quality rather than trying to jump aboard a trend.
