Wilson Rawls Quotes
Men," said Mr. Kyle, "people have been trying to understand dogs ever since the beginning of time. One never knows what they'll do. You can read every day where a dog saved the life of a drowning child, or lay down his life for his master. Some people call this loyalty. I don't. I may be wrong, but I call it love--the deepest kind of love.
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Vinyl is democratic, as surely as the iPod is fascist. Vinyl is representational: It has a face. Two faces, in fact, to represent the dualism of human nature. Vinyl occupies physical space honestly, proud as a fat woman dancing.
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It's a cliche, but there really is no handbook about the celebrity thing; you have to figure it out as you go along.
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With ladder matches, you can't expect anything other than craziness.
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I love the Royal Family. The Queen, she's fabulous.
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I can write best in the silence and solitude of the night, when everyone has retired.
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I'll never be rude to another news person. It's a tough job, a thankless job. You really have to get out there and grovel to get your story.
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Love is the most difficult and dangerous form of courage. Courage is the most desperate, admirable and noble kind of love.
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Heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary.
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Men," said Mr. Kyle, "people have been trying to understand dogs ever since the beginning of time. One never knows what they'll do. You can read every day where a dog saved the life of a drowning child, or lay down his life for his master. Some people call this loyalty. I don't. I may be wrong, but I call it love--the deepest kind of love.
