John Densmore Quotes
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The eyes of a poet discover in each person a unique and irreplaceable humanity. While arrogant intellect seeks to control and manipulate the world, the poetic spirit bows with reverence before its mysteries.
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It's healthy to have interests besides books.
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I definitely love Australia. I've been to Sydney and Melbourne a couple of times, and I love those places.
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I was a child of a tech family. My grandfather was a nuclear physicist and was always a gadget guy.
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A good composer does not imitate; he steals.
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No matter what happens, tennis is still tennis: You can see a lot of great matches, a lot of new people.
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The interests of the Soviet Union are in controlling highly developed countries and having the benefit of their economies so that they can run their own inefficient empire.
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My parents were no ordinary people. My mother turned Gandhian, and my father was a staunch communist. They named me after the great saint as a symbol of communal harmony.
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In many ways, 'William Shakespeare's Star Wars' is modeled on Shakespeare's Henry V, which relied on a chorus to explain in words the battles of Harfleur and Agincourt that could never be captured on the Elizabethan stage.
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At 3 years old, I was imitating and doing fun little commercials for the family. Then at 5, I knew, 'OK, this is something I really like.' At 8, I was crying in front of the mirror and my mom was like, 'Oh boy, here we go. We know what she's going to do.'
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I did a gig at a comedy club in Bournemouth where they served a buffet while the acts were on. There was the clang of people carving turkey during the set. If you put comedy and turkey side by side, turkey always wins.
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There are many kids in and out of baseball who think that just because they have some natural talent, they have the world by the tail.
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I want to play real characters rather than young leads in very plotty things. I want variety.
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I was always - maybe stupidly so - very confident.
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A publicly run health care program could compete with private insurance companies, which have a record of overcharging and underperforming.
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Well I don't know that I'm okay any more than anyone else is okay, I lead a happy life and a very full one - I have a happy marriage and my kids are all cheerful, and no one is finding fault with me, personally.
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Trials are no longer about freeing the innocent, punishing the guilty, and making restitution to the injured. They have devolved into a contest over who will win.
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I love acting, but I want to explore other things.
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I am not that big a method actor.
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Past Olympians have a continuing role within the Olympic family.
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It's fun to be hopelessly in love. It's dangerous, but it's fun.
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I've lived in Washington, D.C., for more than 30 years, and the Lasso of Truth would come in so handy. I do think Wonder Woman would be all for the first female president!
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In order to invent, one must yield to the indeterminate within him.
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I was raised Catholic. I didn't appreciate the guilt and sin part of it.
