Timothy B. Schmit Quotes
I try to live in a state of being grateful as much as possible. I'm not always successful.
Quotes to Explore
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Some things are so tragic that you don't know what's funny in it, and some things are so ridiculous you don't know if it's worth talking about it.
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I enjoy mediation. I think the artist's position is often to mend the things we feel are broken. Whether that's between two cultures or two thoughts. We're always trying to reach, trying to expand something.
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Many of the wars we see around the world start as domestic conflicts that are fueled by external forces and powers. My view is that we can help peace if we help communities transform from the inside, on their own terms.
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Anyone should be able to read comics.
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Beauty is also submitted to the taste of time, so a beautiful woman from the Belle Epoch is not exactly the perfect beauty of today, so beauty is something that changes with time.
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I think the thing I'd like to do is just educate the people to some of the travesties they can end.
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I just want Tina Fey to be my best friend. And Lena Dunham. And Oprah, too.
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Urban residents, most of them middle class, have a much better sense of their environmental rights, and they're willing to take to the streets.
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Spain used to be very individualistic in its sporting activities. Now we are showing we are pretty good in teams - that is an improvement.
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Fame is a distraction sometimes. You know, it's a distraction if you let it. So it's very important to stay focused, stay very connected to your roots.
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I've found out how overwhelming the media is and the way it drills things into your head, it's almost like a mind control. If I could control prople's minds, I'd like to put something useful in.
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Our parents were just brilliant parents who encouraged us to do whatever we wanted to do.
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When you dance and move around it creates a different reaction from the audience - they love it.
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I had wanted to be a sculptor throughout life, but to do so, I had to stop painting.
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Being a former first lady doesn't prepare you to be president.
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I grew up in L.A., so I'm a huge Lakers fan and Kobe fan.
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If the Chinese can't buy U.S. products, they'll buy them from European countries and then develop stronger economic ties with France and Germany and perhaps side more with those countries when international issues flare up.
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I'm an active author: I travel to give readings and talks, although I know it's risky.
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An absolute condition of all successful living, whether for an individual or a nation, is the acceptance of death.
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Reading 'Search Sweet Country' is like reading a dream, and indeed, at times, it feels like the magical landscapes of writers like the Nigerian Ben Okri or the Mozambican Mia Couto.
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Because of the structure of the contemporary American party system, every president is polarizing.
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A camel is a horse designed by committee.
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I try to live in a state of being grateful as much as possible. I'm not always successful.
