D. H. Lawrence Quotes
I think societal instinct much deeper than sex instinct — and societal repression much more devastating.
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Because I was poor I had one special advantage. When you are poor, and basic survival is your concern, you have no alternative but to be an entrepreneur. You must take action to survive just as you must take action to seize an opportunity.
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Detroit is saying that the hydrogen vehicle is the vehicle of the future. But it's 15 years from now.
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I'm interested in visual vocabulary, like Warhol was interested in that vocabulary of advertisements and television and pop culture.
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My father was the proprietor of a music shop on Forty-third Street, where many of the finest performers and musicians of the day would come to shop. He knew the classical repertoire inside out.
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But you have to understand that I consider myself a very modest artist, or whatever, and not of importance really at all - it is quite embarrassing to me to be asked my opinion about things. I am only a wee Scottish poet on the outside of everything.
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Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag.
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For me, 'Atmosphere' was more about looking inwards and reaching out to people close to me. To emphasize the fact that I'm singing on the first single, this album is really more about me and songs that I've written instead of collaborating with people.
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Continuous persecution of widows and orphans is a crime. Even the Bible says there is a specific place in hell for those who oppress widows.
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Of course I used to smile and laugh in 1976, but not when I was competing. Please show me somebody who laughs when they are concentrating; I always smiled.
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I have a tendency to think that when you portray baddies in movies, they come out more human than good guys.
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It's one of the hardest things in life - choosing your own name.
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It looks like it's been furnished by discount stores.
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I started my career with 'Refugee' in Bhuj. Now, it has become a full-fledged city.
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I realized that it's all really one, that John Lennon was correct. We utilize the music to bring down the walls of Berlin, to bring up the force of compassion and forgiveness and kindness between Palestines, Hebrews. Bring down the walls here in San Diego, Tijuana, Cuba.
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I think when you've got a passion for something, it comes out of you, and people can feel it. Then your mind is so geared towards that and how you can improve on it, and you're so excited about performing that it comes together.
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I don't want to just add another DVD to the pile. So I think, 'Is this going to have an impact and some lasting value? Is it worth it for me to spend two years of my middle-aged life on this?' They're my criteria, and I think that's led me to more urgent projects.
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As for the Canadians - good actors and good directors are sometimes taken by the American market, you know, if they're good enough.
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There's always a special feeling I have while writing any song.
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I respect coaches; I respect what good coaches do. I know that you don't learn to be a coach in an hour and a half.
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I would say that in some ways George Mitchell is kind of an old fashioned guy, in terms of these basic values, but he was a very modern person, encouraging, he was not only accepting but he was actually encouraging.
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Life is very short, and it ought not to be spent crawling at the feet of miserable scoundrels.
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I have no fears when it comes to my hair or clothes.
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I think societal instinct much deeper than sex instinct — and societal repression much more devastating.
