Benjamin Hammond "Ben" Haggerty (Macklemore) Quotes
If I was gay, I would think hip-hop hates me. Have you read the YouTube comments lately? 'Man, that's gay' gets dropped on the daily.
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The sole ultimate factor in human decisions is physical force. This we must learn, however repugnant the idea may seem, if we are to protect ourselves and our institutions. Reliance on anything else is fallacious and ruinous.
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I remember thinking that people were crazy for reading the same book more than once, but I now have a new-found appreciation for the re-discovery of literature. The lessons we learned from books in the school curriculum are reinvented and updated when we read as adults.
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I never left doo wop.
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I get a lot of backlash for wearing designers that I feel are creators and artists. I get it all the time.
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My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible.
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Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.
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It's still going on. I guess it will be until Redmond quits, dies or is jailed.
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You're going to have some ups and downs, so you have to prepare yourself to be ready. Those down moments come.
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I'm a reader of Chinese literature, I like their films, but also: I've had great difficulty getting my work published in China; very little of it has been published there. The first two attempts to have all of my work published, for instance, were refused without any reason ever being given.
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Don't feel sorry for me. I've had a great life, great friends.
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I really, really enjoy comedy. I think that's one of my strong suits. It's my zone. And people don't expect it from me, which is a whammy.
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You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.
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Emilia Clarke has beautiful brunette hair.
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You know sit with your arm around a little kid and read. It not only teaches them to read but it keeps the family strong.
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When service members are discharged, we should express our gratitude for their profound personal sacrifice, not hand them a bill for their hospital food.
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Giving only 50% of your fortune is not enough.
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People employed in financial institutions are rarely interesting and even more rarely likable.
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Ever since I was little, I would just make stories up in my mind. It was based on people I saw in the street or someone I would talk to, or I would hear a specific voice.
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I think you should make movies as long as the story dictates.
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The Pledge of Allegiance simply reinforces the beliefs that led to the birth of our great nation. It is an oath of our fidelity to our country, and I am disappointed that the court chose to rule against this American treasure.
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I haven't done anything with Chick Corea. He had a group called Return to Forever, and everyone in the group became a superstar. I would really like to work with him.
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A lot of people go through life thinking that they don't have any control, that life is just happening to them. But that's not true.
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Young people think that nothing bad will ever happen to them.
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If I was gay, I would think hip-hop hates me. Have you read the YouTube comments lately? 'Man, that's gay' gets dropped on the daily.
