Tommy Thayer Quotes
Ted and I have been friends for a long time. I remember one night years ago when Ted picked me up in his rental car and took me for a wild ride through the streets of Los Angeles. He started with what he called a 'Rockford' (as in the TV show 'The Rockford Files' ) where he starts out in reverse quickly picking up speed to probably 50-60 mph and then doing a full 180 without losing any speed and continuing on forward. Then we drove through Laurel Canyon insanely fast at about 80 mph, quickly stopping to shoot and kill a coyote that he spotted. After that we went shopping cart hunting in the Ralph's supermarket parking lot with the rental car. I'm quite sure Ted took full collision/damage waiver on the rental.
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I've never gotten thick skin. If you close yourself off and you get this protective armor, there is a price you pay with that - of not feeling. And feeling is important when you are a songwriter.
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I don't think my mother and father ever had any doubts about what I was to be punished for or not. My parents come from a very strictly defined culture.
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You, as an entrepreneur, must make sure the postmoney valuation is a number you can obtain. You don't want too high of a valuation.
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I think I've got some more big plays left in me.
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There are many cultural prejudices. For instance, even though fresh fish is a regional staple, Catalans don't like sashimi.
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Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, if you like; but never believe he is being on the level with you.
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Some things have to be believed to be seen.
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I think, people look at me, and they say, 'You were very aggressive,' I say, 'Yeah,' you know, and I've made a better life for myself, for my son, so I should reflect that with my music now. I shouldn't still be rhyming like that; that would be me lying.
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I think I have a strange relationship with time. I'm not really aware of that time passing. I don't feel that I'm wasteful with time. But I'm not aware of it passing.
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I like being like a chameleon who transforms himself with each role.
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I do think grand gestures are a hit and miss, especially for girls.
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I love my job so much, and not everyone can say that and I recognize how lucky that is.
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Knavery and flattery are blood relations.
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He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
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The most important impact on society and the world is the cell phone. Cell phones have actually been one of the primary drivers in productivity improvements.
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It's always hard, after you've been in command, to take a lesser role.
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Stay externally focused - on your customers - and focus internally when you have to hire.
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The gospel music and doo-wop is what has informed me personally.
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It will be a difficult couple of days. It's difficult now and it will be difficult tomorrow.
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Parents should monitor their behavior, know who their friends are, and keep track of what they do.
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Transcendental meditation is like a car, a vehicle that allows you to go within. It's a mental technique.
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It's so easy to manipulate an audience, but it's nearly always clear that you are being manipulated. I think even people that are not critically attuned are aware of cynical manipulation in film.
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People who love ideas must have a love of words. They will take a vivid interest in the clothes that words wear.
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Ted and I have been friends for a long time. I remember one night years ago when Ted picked me up in his rental car and took me for a wild ride through the streets of Los Angeles. He started with what he called a 'Rockford' (as in the TV show 'The Rockford Files' ) where he starts out in reverse quickly picking up speed to probably 50-60 mph and then doing a full 180 without losing any speed and continuing on forward. Then we drove through Laurel Canyon insanely fast at about 80 mph, quickly stopping to shoot and kill a coyote that he spotted. After that we went shopping cart hunting in the Ralph's supermarket parking lot with the rental car. I'm quite sure Ted took full collision/damage waiver on the rental.
