William Bell Quotes
The first song that I wrote was when I was with The Del Rios. I was like 14 years old but I was always putting my thoughts down on paper even before then because it was like an escape - a way of unleashing all the stuff.
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Yet, despite our many advances, our environment is still threatened by a range of problems, including global climate change, energy dependence on unsustainable fossil fuels, and loss of biodiversity.
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You know, Saint Augustine said our hearts are restless 'til they rest in thee. And I had a restlessness in my heart. Something just wasn't quite right.
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I can remember the first time I ever recorded my vocals on to a beat. Cat Coore from Third World - a legendary Jamaican band - had a little demo set up at his house. I'm very good friends with his eldest son, Shiah, who plays with me now. So we were rhyming over a track by the dancehall artist Peter Metro. I've still got it somewhere.
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I've worked so hard for so long, and everyone's reaction has made me feel like... almost like they trust me, which is just a wonderful feeling. It pushes me to write things better and better.
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I've always been a reader and a writer.
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I'm trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it.
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I'm not a person who embraces challenges. I run from challenges. I break world records running from challenges.
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Being the Children's Laureate has been educational, sometimes hectic, but most of all, great fun.
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I didn't start working on children's books until I got a job at a book warehouse on the children's floor. When I started reading some of the books, I was so impressed.
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When you produce and direct, your movies are different to you. They're not just something you act in.
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Show me a character whose life arouses my curiosity, and my flesh begins crawling with suspense.
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Country music is some of the best-written music in the world, so yeah, one day, I would keep my mind open to doing a country record.
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In income tax, there is no case for amnesty.
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I understand why it's hard to pin me down because I really relate to so many things. Like, for example, when people ask me what's my favorite music, I can't tell them. I love everything.
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Television, in particular, doesn't look for talent; it looks for personas. You have a great persona? You can be a TV star.
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My goal is always to keep my ears as wide open as possible.
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Dates are great because they're a high-energy fruit with a lot of fiber.
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I was against gay marriage until I realized I didn't have to get one.
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I see no reason to use offensive tools unless you're defending the country or in a state of war, or you want to achieve some really important thing for the good of the nation and others.
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Teaching is a truly noble profession. It's sad the amount of responsibility that teachers have today. They're not only teaching kids: they're raising kids, policing kids - and they don't make a lot of money.
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I loved the thing about Jamaican records, where they’d have a basement where they’d make the records and a pressing plant upstairs and, between the two, they’d have a shop. They’d record the thing, then the next day it’d be on sale as a white label. And Stiff had that vibe to begin with.
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The first song that I wrote was when I was with The Del Rios. I was like 14 years old but I was always putting my thoughts down on paper even before then because it was like an escape - a way of unleashing all the stuff.
