Boots Riley (Raymond Lawrence Riley) Quotes
What I'm trying to do is make music that people relate to, that talks about ideas that are personal but also make that connection to trying to make revolutionary change, and I don't need to change my music to get to a certain audience.
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When I was a kid, all I ever wanted was to be famous.
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It is the function of the President, representing the executive principle, to execute the laws.
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We are very serious about imposing weapons restrictions on the PFLP and other Palestinian groups operating from their camps in Lebanon.
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Rock Hudson wasn't my type. He's a great guy and had a great sense of humor.
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Taste refers to the past, imagination to the future.
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It is my fondest wish that the gift of song that God has given me will flow from my soul to yours and help ease any burden that might weigh upon you.
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Je suis un cimetière abhorré de la lune.
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When he said we were trying to make a fool of him, I could only murmur that the Creator had beat us to it.
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Mind your till, and till your mind.
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As members of society, we should always be pushing our girls to strive to be the best and to speak up and out about issues we see.
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What I'm trying to do is make music that people relate to, that talks about ideas that are personal but also make that connection to trying to make revolutionary change, and I don't need to change my music to get to a certain audience.
Boots Riley