DJ Ashba Quotes
The fact that my dad was never around gave me a lot of determination. It really set this fire full of fuel, so to speak. It didn't matter what anybody was telling me, how many times I got rejected, because it was never as bad as being rejected by your own father.
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Whether I do an original film, a dance, or a remake of my dad's hit songs, I have always been compared to him.
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One thing I hear a lot is, 'Dude, my mom loves your record,' or 'I got it for my dad for Christmas.' I'm essentially doing dad rock. Which is great, because I love Steely Dan, you know? Nothing wrong with dad rock!
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Therefore let men withdraw themselves from errors; and laying aside corrupt superstitions, let them acknowledge their Father and Lord, whose excellence cannot be estimated, nor His greatness perceived, nor His beginning comprehended.
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I felt that Balanchine was my father towards me. He was the person I most admired and looked up to.
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My coaches were great. My mom and dad. My dad never missed a wrestling meet.
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My dad is a really funny guy, and we would make jokes about my leukemia. When my friends would come over, we would joke about it, too.
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I grew up watching my mom and dad selling rooms in our motels. We had CEOs coming to our house so that my dad could persuade them to have their executives stay in Hyatt hotels.
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Being a father is the most important thing, if you ask me. It changed me as a person and gave me an all new life.
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Personally, I believe in self-determination, but in the context of one South Africa - so that my self-determination is based in this region, and with my people.
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I have a very successful father-in-law and family with very different political views.
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If your dad always has candy, how cool is he? Coolest dude in the world. My kids think I'm cool.
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It was definitely a part of our life. I mean, my mom had both her brothers and her fiancee in Vietnam at the same time, so it wasn't just my dad's story, it was my mom's story too. And we definitely grew up listening to the stories.
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My father will go see Trans-Siberian Orchestra every single year. I mean, he's completely into it.
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You can only watch injustice go on for so long until you're compelled to say something. To speak out against it.
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There was a scene in 'Qubool Hai' where Asad shoots his father. After shooting for it, I was drained completely. At times, my character's mood gets very depressing. Post shoot, it takes a good half hour to get out of character, to leave Asad behind.
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I have the legacy of my father and his nocturnal automatic waking up. But I like those periods. I immediately have a different vision of humanity and my life.
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My dad farmed, my granddad was a farmer. I wanted to be a farmer.
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Women have been such an important part of my life. I try, every day, to be a better father to my daughters and a better husband.
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I like visual imagery in my head.
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The people of Liberia know what it means to be deprived of clean water, but we also know what it means to see our children to begin to smile again with a restoration of hope and faith in the future.
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I need not torment myself with the fear that my faith may fail; as grace led me to faith in the first place, so grace will keep me believing to the end. Faith, both in its origin and continuance, is a gift of grace (Phil 1:29).
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My favorite shoe brand is Christian Louboutin - I don't have a favorite shoe store per se.
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The fact that my dad was never around gave me a lot of determination. It really set this fire full of fuel, so to speak. It didn't matter what anybody was telling me, how many times I got rejected, because it was never as bad as being rejected by your own father.
