William Haines Quotes
The only real freedom we have left is the home. Only there can we express anything we want.
Quotes to Explore
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In America, music is more tightly categorized.
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Here in France, I've seen some very good young designers, but they don't have this ability to be good businessmen, too. I think America gives you this.
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I've been doing stand-up since I was 15 years old.
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I don't really yell at people.
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You are not alone with a guy until you are a proper age. You don't go to certain levels with men until you are married or you have a certain relationship.
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I like to get up around 5:30 or six - that's my favorite time of day. My family is still asleep, and the office is still closed, so I can start my day slowly.
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You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.
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I'd say it's okay to be political and to be a writer. Those streams can be separate, and they can be connected; for me, they're both. Life is political, and I'm interested in my community and in a lot of issues - some of them American, some global.
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I think I take on a little more responsibility when push comes to shove. I'm not scared to fail.
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I choose my words very delicately because I have a divided society.
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I often think about death, and it saddens me to leave this world and not be able to paint more. I love it so much.
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Our culture in India is not a culture where we grudge each other.
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I love any excuse to come to New York - when it's not February.
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We need to quit arguing about whether the glass is half full or half empty - and instead acknowledge that there's not quite enough water to go around.
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The airplane stays up because it doesn't have the time to fall.
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I like performing live more than anything. I get a little bit afraid in the studio.
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Senegal needs a renaissance.
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There are Tea Parties, and I would say plural, in California.
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Your philosophy determines whether you will go for the disciplines or continue the errors.
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I'm not really into the political game as far as paying politicians and stuff like that, I'm not into that. You do your job, and I'll do mine.
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Had I not become entangled with music, I would have become an author much earlier.
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The good thing about writing books is that you can dream while you are awake. If it’s a real dream, you cannot control it. When writing the book, you are awake; you can choose the time, the length, everything. I write for four or five hours in the morning and when the time comes, I stop. I can continue the next day. If it’s a real dream, you can’t do that.
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I'm very conscious of other people's opinions and of people not liking me.
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The only real freedom we have left is the home. Only there can we express anything we want.
