Jackson Browne Quotes
And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because that's what he liked. His idol was Louis Armstrong. My dad thought my teeth came together in a way that was perfect for playing the trumpet.
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If I wait for the genius to come, it just doesn't arrive.
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I just have to go out and fight my fight and fight to win.
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I don't think the Taliban will ever come back to take Afghanistan, no.
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Being taken seriously, for a young writer, is a wonderful form of encouragement, but at the same time, I don't think one should ever feel like attempting a kind of artistic endeavor is beyond your scope just because of age or inexperience.
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Those who really value Ukrainian sovereignty should opt for real independence and a positive neutrality: neither a plaything of the West nor Moscow.
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You must respect people, and you must respect money. My father said to me: 'When you respect money, money will respect you.'
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I always wanted to act. I guess I've always been a bit of a drama queen.
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I think 'Rockstar' is more dear to me than any of my other films.
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I can't read novels while I'm writing a novel, because somebody's voice creeps in.
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For me, playwriting is and has always been like making a chair. Your concerns are balance, form, timing, lights, space, music. If you don't have these essentials, you might as well be writing a theoretical essay, not a play.
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I am very outspoken, obviously, and I should say that I can't judge anyone for doing anything.
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Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness.
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The bad reviews get to me, believe me.
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If you taste something, you're not at the maximum of your ability. What I think about in competition is temperature and texture. It has nothing to do with taste or emotion.
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Talking to other people who make low-budget movies, everyone kind of has the same struggle.
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I'm a world expert on superhero comics. I think maybe only Michael Chabon knows more than me.
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As a universal history of philosophy, the history of philosophy must become one great unity.
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People hate cardio. I hate cardio. But pick the five top songs that you love. Do your cardio during these songs, and you're done. I'd say 95 percent of the time you don't even know you just did it.
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The conception that, instead of this, contemporary society is at or near a turning point is very prominent in the views of a school of social scientists who, though they are still comparatively few, are getting more and more of a hearing.
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It's a dream when some people think that once you give your life to God, all of a sudden things are perfect. That's not the case. We live in a world that's broken, where there's disease, where people are selfish. The foundation of your faith helps you know how to put that in proper perspective.
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Hendrix was a perfect guitarist. That's all I wanted to do as a kid. Play a guitar properly and jump around. But too many people got in the way.
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I've hosted the Soul Train awards, the American Music Awards... and I had my own talk show. So if I can't host by now, what the hell can I do?
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And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because that's what he liked. His idol was Louis Armstrong. My dad thought my teeth came together in a way that was perfect for playing the trumpet.
