Joe Satriani Quotes
Song ideas have come to me in the middle of interviews, in the shower, or while I'm writing another song.

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To me, family is everything. I want children to realize how important their families are and what a support system a family is.
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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This little hobbit saves the world. The wizard kills the dragon and saves the town. So many people connect to that character; it doesn't matter if it's an elf or a hobbit or a dwarf. It doesn't matter. They're human in their heart and soul.
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The American people do not want their taxpayer dollars funding any activity that runs counter to the security of our nation or our ally Israel.
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I like to go to my simple cottage by the ocean or, really, any beach!
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When I'm working in America, I wake up with an American accent and stay with it all day till makeup comes off. I just want everyone to be at ease, and not have the show's creators think, 'Oh my god, he's so English, why did we hire him?'
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People think I'm just an old Luddite, but that's untrue. I buy every new gizmo as it comes out, play with it until I understand how it works, and then give it away.
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Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price of its stock.
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
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Dancing has always been a passion of mine.
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Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.
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I'm not a one-issue person.
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I try to have fun with the fans, try to have fun.
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I'm trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it.
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The first songs I learned was 'Crazy' by Patsy Cline and 'At Last' by Etta James. I had been growing up with the Beatles, Pink Floyd, great bands.
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Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.
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Food can bring people together in a way nothing else could.
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Youth is really in your attitude, not in what you look like.
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Greed is a sin because humans are social creatures. And they simply cannot survive without the opposite of greed, which is cooperation.
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I finished 'Ice Age: Continental Drift' in 2012, and I'm living in my agent's guest bedroom in Los Angeles because you don't make a ton of money writing an animated film. The movie makes a billion dollars, and you make 'twelve cents.'
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The first song that made me interested in music was 'Oh, Pretty Woman' by Roy Orbison. It was the guitar intro, that riff, that I really liked and made me listen in a different way.
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Now I'm kind of established as a director, I much prefer directing to writing.
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I do not believe that God intended the study of theology to be dry and boring. Theology is the study of God and all his works! Theology is meant to be LIVED and PRAYED and SUNG! All of the great doctrinal writings of the Bible (such as Paul's epistle to the Romans) are full of praise to God and personal application to life.
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Song ideas have come to me in the middle of interviews, in the shower, or while I'm writing another song.