Ezra Furman Quotes
Chuck Berry invented rock 'n' roll. He was one of the best songwriters of the 20th century.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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If my life has had a theme, I suppose it has been a typical American theme in that, for most of it, I have been looking for happiness and success.
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I don't know what a softball question is. All I know is I have no agenda. I ask short questions, and I listen to the answer.
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I hate to see a guy who insults a girl or is bad with her. Immediately I think she would be better if she was with me.
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Sourav's calm and assured presence sets him apart. His captaincy is of a high order but he bats sensibly and reads situations well. I hope Sourav too becomes a World Cup wining captain.
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I'm trying to be myself more and more. The more confidence you have in yourself... the more you realize that this is you, and life isn't long. So get on with it!
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Don't be afraid. Be the kind of person your mother warned you about.
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Some people say we're (Coldplay) talented and some say we're the worst thing ever to happen to music, and it's a bit confusing being in the middle of that.
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The Partnership for Higher Education in Africa represents our commitment to Africa's next generation of leaders, who deserve an exemplary education to prepare them to help set the course for their nations' futures. We expect the universities in which we invest to become the foundation of a higher education network that will serve all of Africa for decades to come.
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My arm extended upward in pleading for peace and the Union of our Fathers... When my hand came down from that impassioned gesticulation, it fell slowly and sadly by the side of a Secessionist.
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My life is nothing but pressure. All pressure. This pressure is like a heaviness. It's always on top of me, this heaviness. It's always there since I'm a kid. Other people wake up in the morning, 'A new day! Ah, up and at 'em!' I wake up, the heaviness is waiting for me nice. Sometimes I even talk to it. I say [adopts cheerful voice] 'Hi, heaviness!' and the heaviness looks back at me, [in an ominous growl] 'Today you're gonna get it good. You'll be drinking early today.'
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The vulgar crowd always is taken by appearances, and the world consists chiefly of the vulgar.
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Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty.
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I am such a strong admirer and supporter of George W. Bush that if he suggested eliminating the income tax or doubling it, I would vote yes on first blush.
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Poetic effect is the peculiar effect of an utterance which achieves most of its relevance through a wide array of weak implicatures.
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God gives us the ability, but rock 'n' roll was created by men.
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But I'm a rock 'n' roll singer; that's my livelihood, my occupation.
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It's the same thing as a primitive of Africans, Indians, nomads or whatever - when they start getting up and doing their ritual and doing the dance, it's just what's coming through. It's the spirit. Rock 'n' roll is still primitive.
