Lee Ranaldo Quotes
I didn't intend to make one solo record, much less two. It's really a matter of seeing how it goes.
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I am no historian, but Hungary is a country which has never known democracy - and by that, I mean not a democratic political system, but an organic process which has mobilised the entire country's society. In the case of Hungary, this development was blocked by the growth of the Ottoman empire in the 16th century.
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Voting in presidential and congressional elections is a national right - and the national government should protect it.
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I like English, and I like writing essays, and that kind of stuff.
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Writing is a solitary profession; you are really alone when you write. Then the emotions become well shaped and distinct. But their transition into words must be done deliberately and with rigid artistry.
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All the things that human beings suffer from are how their environment treats them, and how the elements of their planet affects their mind and body - like radiation, cancer, and all.
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I believe I've got the best of both worlds - a modern man with old fashioned values. I'm happy to be a house husband but won't let my wife carry her own bag.
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One believes others will do what he will do to himself.
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I've always been a fan of science fiction.
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I have the Italian flag embroidered onto all my dress-shirt cuffs. I am very proud to be Italian.
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There has been a failure to grasp how competing narratives fight for the attention of angry young Muslims, and we have grossly underestimated the appeal of the jihadist brand.
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My hair was long with a fringe, and people would make jokes, calling me Britney and Lady Gaga.
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Every stylish man should have a copy of 'The Fountainhead' by Ayn Rand on his bookshelf.
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For me, I always like to get up bright and early.
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When I'm not on tour, I love to have a long breakfast at home in my garden.
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I do love dance music. I love Daft Punk. I mean, I was a child in the '80s, so bands like the Eurythmics and just so many great '80s bands were dance bands, but they had the whole soul thing happening, too.
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If I can do it, you can do it. Anybody can.
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If you have the power to make someone feel lost without you, it's a wonderful feeling. Use it wisely.
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I do not mean to object to a thorough knowledge of the famous works we read. I object only to the interminable comments and bewildering criticisms that teach but one thing: there are as many opinions as there are men.
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If you watch the news, you see politicians use human vulnerabilities to get in and earn people's trust.
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I'm a big fan of electronic dance music.
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I have dictated stories from an airport after writing the story out in longhand on the plane that I got from phone interviews and then was applauded by editors for 'working magic.'
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I didn't intend to make one solo record, much less two. It's really a matter of seeing how it goes.
