Echo Bodine Quotes
The real freedom comes to us when we can learn to go inside and connect with that voice. Then, we're not relying on outsiders.
Quotes to Explore
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Sean Connery wasn't the Scottish James Bond and Daniel Craig wasn't the blue-eyed James Bond. So if I played him, I don't want to be called the black James Bond.
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I wish I'd gone to music school or just started playing in bands sooner.
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In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace.
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More than anything for me, making music is about taking nothing and making something.
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I like nicotine because it excites my brain and helps me work.
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Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it.
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I've always thought Shawn Michaels's story is fascinating.
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I suppose I shouldn't go around admitting I speak untruths on the radio. When I say something untrue on the air, I mean for it to be transparently untrue. I assume people know when I'm just saying something for effect. Or to be funny.
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The verdict of the world is conclusive.
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A noble soul and real poetic talent are almost always inseparable.
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It's more important to try to do something for the crores of poor people of my country.
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There's a love of rhetorical skill in the Muslim world. Osama bin Laden doesn't just go on tape cassettes and say, 'America sucks.' He recites poetry; he finds things that 'America sucks' rhymes with.
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If it's an amazing role, I'll do anything.
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I have never written for an audience. On the other hand I do not write merely to please myself.
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I came to running late. It was something I had always wanted to do, but I always end up getting hurt. It didn't occur to me that I could actually slow down and walk a little bit!
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And as an American colleague said to me several months ago, he said, 'I think the challenge in Jordan - and, again, this is for the rest of the Middle East - we need to define what center is. And once we can define what center is to a Jordanian, then we can decide what's left and what's right of that.
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The role of Premier is not one that should be taken lightly, nor is it a personal trophy.
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'Crash' is a metaphor for what I see as the dehumanizing elements that are present in the world in which we live. We're distanced by the nature of the society we inhabit from a normal human reaction.
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Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?
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I think too many of the politicians in Washington have forgotten simple ideals like solving problems and helping neighbors. The Washington game is more about scoring points or sticking it to the other guy.
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Above all, avoid lies, all lies, especially the lie to yourself. Keep watch on your own lie and examine it every hour, every minute. And avoid contempt, both of others and of yourself: what seems bad to you in yourself is purified by the very fact that you have noticed it in yourself. And avoid fear, though fear is simply the consequence of every lie. Never be frightened at your own faintheartedness in attaining love, and meanwhile do not even be very frightened by your own bad acts.
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Oh.' I shot upright. 'I was in Mongolia.' Note to self: learn to be a less extreme liar.
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The real freedom comes to us when we can learn to go inside and connect with that voice. Then, we're not relying on outsiders.
