Dez Fafara Quotes
Dino came into the mix about a year and a half into the project. He's always been friends with Meegs, our guitarist, and then he started coming to rehearsals and saw the shows getting bigger and bigger. He brought us to the attention of Roadrunner's Monte Conner.
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I went from living in the Dominican Republic - every day, my mom and I would cook, or we'd go hang out with the kids - to flying a private jet to Chicago with Zac Efron and Dennis Quaid. People had champagne, and they were going to these amazing restaurants. It was a culture shock. It's important, I think, to have that. To see both sides.
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The best restriction I learned was getting into the habit of doing something, even if I didn't feel like it, instead of running away from it. Sometimes good work needs to be earned, and when you can overcome yourself, the muse notices and celebrates.
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I feel great physically. I feel really good.
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My perception is that I've never done anything but work really hard.
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I can't even read notes. But I can teach someone how to make a guitar smoke.
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My first book, 'Radical Acceptance', grew out of the suffering of feeling personally deficient and unworthy. Because most of us are so quick to turn against ourselves, the teachings and practices of radical acceptance continue as a strong current in 'True Refuge': nurturing a forgiving, understanding heart is a basic step on the path.
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I do periodically ride a bus with my kids.
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Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.
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Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his feeling, the movements of his heart.
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There are lots of wonderful actors doing animated films these days, but I prefer it when you can't recognise them - it means they've really become the character.
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Theatre demands different muscles and different aspects of one's personality.
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I'm attracted to the rag & bone aesthetic - classic and effortless with an edge.
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The stream of civilisation flows on like a river: it is rapid in mid- current, slow at the sides, and has its backwaters. At best, civilisation advances by spirals.
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Conservation of energy also protects our environment.
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I really believe at the end of the day, regardless of how noble you are or how patriotic the film might be, it has to serve as entertainment in order for your audiences to come into the theatre and watch it. Otherwise, audiences will wait and see it a few months later when it is premiered on television.
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I have kind of a funny relationship with movies. I don't have to see the whole movie to get an impression of it or to let it have an influence on me.
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I will be the last person to condemn ALF the Animal Liberation Front.
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Good ideas are the backbone of good government.
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When it comes to football, God is prejudiced - toward big, fast kids.
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He is dead, and my hatred has died with him.
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There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
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We have been proud to call Seattle Center home court for four decades. Were the city to proceed with a project and be willing to enter into a lease that meet our requirements, we would join with the city in extending that legacy to our mutual benefit.
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Dino came into the mix about a year and a half into the project. He's always been friends with Meegs, our guitarist, and then he started coming to rehearsals and saw the shows getting bigger and bigger. He brought us to the attention of Roadrunner's Monte Conner.
