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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In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she's a strong character. She does change the plot. She'll often rescue the male character from some situation.
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I think we need to be sexy and kind of mysterious and still pretty and beautiful. I like to hear that when a man sings. I don't really want to hear about taking my clothes off.
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But I'm too old to be written about as a young poet.
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You can't fool yourself anymore that your art is your art. When you're not getting paid for that song that's being traded back and forth among millions of people on the Internet, you have to think like a businessperson.
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If someone praises you with what you are not, they are in essence criticizing you of a deficiency in you.
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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.
