Mike D (Michael Louis Diamond) Quotes
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Only time, education and plenty of good schooling will make anti-segregation work.
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The good news is that even though we walk through this valley of death, we don't have to fear, at least not for ourselves! Unfortunately, there is no way to skip over the valley altogether, we must face death and the evidence of evil all around us. But there will come a day... And what a day that will be!
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The good news is that parents are the leading influence on kids' decision not to drink alcohol.
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My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust, and she knows I can take care of myself.
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I've had those people very interested in my writing. Since I think of myself as a composer, I feel really good. I've had lots of guys call me up. I've gotten two or three commissions to write things. I've written lots of movie scores.
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When you put the pressure on yourself, it's not good. If you fight afraid to lose, you wind up not fighting that good.
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I am certainly not a good Muslim. But I am able now to say that I am Muslim; in fact it is a source of happiness to say that I am now inside, and a part of the community whose values have always been closest to my heart.
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To be a good artist, you have to serve the work of art and allow it to be what it is supposed to be.
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Acting provides the fulfillment of never being fulfilled. You're never as good as you'd like to be. So there's always something to hope for.
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All my life, people have asked me what I was so mad about. 'Why you so mad?' And I was never mad. I'm not mad, I just look mad.
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'Love Tattoo' I recorded without a record company. I'd gotten turned down by the record companies – they said they didn't get me, which is fine, I suppose.
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Amazon has historically been a bully, and I don't shop there. But I love Goodreads. For the record.
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The secrecy thing has gotten to be more and more prevalent in films, and maybe that's good. It's nice to go see a film and not know anything about it. Sometimes I feel like we know too much about films.
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A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
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I don't know David Cameron very well. I like him. I think you can judge a book by its cover - whoever said you can't is wrong - that's the whole point of nature giving us intuition, instinct and so on. I think the cover is pretty good.
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I was a good kid, but I was just very chatty. Teachers were rarely entertained, but occasionally a child was, which was enough for me. Everything was so urgent. I needed to say it immediately.
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Critics don't buy records. They get 'em free.
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I have a study now - I used not to. I also love working in cafes; ignoring noise is good for concentration.
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Making a record is a lot like surgery without an anesthetic. You first have to cut yourself up the middle. Then you have to rip out every single organ, every single part and lay them on a table. You then need to examine the parts, and the reality of the situation hits you. Then you pop it all back in, sew yourself shut and perform.
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He's certainly won more state championships than anyone else, and his record as Gainesville's baseball coach will probably never be equaled.
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The proper good of a creature is to surrender itself to its Creator—to enact intellectually, volitionally, and emotionally, that relationship which is given in the mere fact of its being a creature. When it does so, it is good and happy.
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For nothing is more democratic than logic; it is no respecter of persons and makes no distinction between crooked and straight noses.
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Denver and Boulder are good record-buying cities. I don't know why.
