Nancy Wilson Quotes
We're trying to elevate humanity and not preach to humanity in the way we approach our art. We're always just trying to get a good party going.
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I never eat where the hotel recommends. I do my own research and then try the most highly rated options.
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Why should I marry? One marries to have children, but I already have children! My nieces and nephews are my children.
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I believe in the institution of marriage and it's like a tag to cement the relationship for your friends, family and public.
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I tell people in Chicago to take care of themselves.
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New Year's Eve, we're going to be doing a concert with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Symphony Hall. It makes me feel good, because of all the people they could have had, they wanted me! We do have to do a little work with the rhythm section.
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A lot of what is publicized now is really pretty trivial stuff - you know, what I eat for breakfast, where I have my pedicures, questions that I just cannot for the life of me understand why someone would want to know that.
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It has an air about it of having strolled in from the street with a few tricks up its sleeve, and if everybody would relax, please, it would do its best to pass the time whimsically.
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The ability to calibrate risk doesn't happen rationally.
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The most common criticism I've seen is that I write 'popcorn fantasy:' lightweight action-adventure. Some people call it that as they explain why they love it for exactly that reason. I'm cool with that, either way. I just nod and let it go.
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Human beings can remain spiritual and religious while enjoying the benefits of rational administration of their affairs.
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Strip makeup lights just don't give you a fighting chance no matter how good looking you are. Light sconces that flank the mirror illuminate your entire face evenly.
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I have stepped outside my comfort zone enough to know that, yes, the world does fall apart, but not in the way that you fear.
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I like being like a chameleon who transforms himself with each role.
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I don't do office work at home.
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Indeed, eventually, random outcomes all revert to the mean, meaning that streaks eventually end. Understanding this is a key part of intelligent and rational investing.
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When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.
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The bonds of trust between the United States and Israel have been frayed, but even the hostility and disrespect the Obama administration has shown has not severed those bonds.
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Work done illegally outdoors or without permission feels like pure freedom to me. I understand how it can upset many in our society, but in the bigger picture, it is ultimately about freedom. We are living in a time where public space has become a commodity for corporations to control and dictate what is seen and heard.
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It's fine therapy for people who are perpetually scared of nameless threats as I am most of the time — for jittery people.
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The International Space Station is a phenomenal laboratory, an unparalleled test bed for new invention and discovery. Yet I often thought, while silently gazing out the window at Earth, that the actual legacy of humanity's attempts to step into space will be a better understanding of our current planet and how to take care of it.
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The horse's neck is between the two reins of the bridle, which both meet in the rider's hand.
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We're trying to elevate humanity and not preach to humanity in the way we approach our art. We're always just trying to get a good party going.
