Gregory Isaacs Quotes
Well the artists that inspire me were, first of all I would say Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, John Holt, Alton Ellis, Errol Dunkley, Delroy Wilson and Dennis Brown you know. They have unique voice and sweet melody and you know, good lyrics those time yeh. The music was very nice in that time still seen, because you find that even the musical part, the musicians concentrate more on the melody than everything, more than how they concentrate on the money that time you Know
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If you give what can be taken, you are not really giving. Take what you are given, not what you want to be given. Give what cannot be taken.
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I'd like to be Queen Elizabeth.
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Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
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An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
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Work is the meat of life, pleasure the dessert.
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If you're a psychologist, you can instrumentally change peoples lives for the better. But you can only do that for about 300 people to maybe a thousand people - if you're really prolific and you're working really hard.
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Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best.
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It would definitely be fun to do a musical one day.
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To come in and win three races already this year and maybe set a record by winning four is pretty unique. But guys like Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace and these guys are not wanting that to happen.
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I tell people that we must have the courage to share what we feel, but no one follows me.
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If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel and stare.
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Nanotechnology is an idea that most people simply didn't believe.
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Outlining is like putting on training wheels. It gives me the courage to write, but we always go off the outline.
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Educate yourself: Read up on current events and books.
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That's why I think the 'Scarpetta' series has worked so well because people like spending time with this character.
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I think you can have a ridiculously enormous and complex data set, but if you have the right tools and methodology then it's not a problem.
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Chelsea have made a good investment for me, but I did not put any pressure on them.
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Everything bad that has ever happened to me has been caused by agents or lawyers.
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Anyone living, especially your peers, is a threat. You're judging them, they're judging you. This sort of criticism is as close to human nature as you can get. That can be a good thing sometimes. Jealously, rancor, competition, those can be good things in art. But it mostly puts you in a dangerous and disadvantageous position, and one that just takes away from you so much.
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It's estimated that one million girls in India 'disappear' every year.
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If I snack, it's generally hummus on Rice-Thins or Nut-Thins crackers and some guacamole. If I need something sweet, I have dark chocolate chips stashed in my freezer, and I'll eat a few to satisfy my sweet tooth - but only if there aren't any cinnamon gummy bears around. I'm a sucker for those!
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My goals as an artist have nothing to do with speaking to an audience. I love to have a good time, but when it comes to poetry I'm not really interested in writing poetry that seeks to entertain or operate safely within the mainstream and, to be clear, I'm not disparaging the really phenomenal work that does - it's just not my interest as a poet.
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Well the artists that inspire me were, first of all I would say Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, John Holt, Alton Ellis, Errol Dunkley, Delroy Wilson and Dennis Brown you know. They have unique voice and sweet melody and you know, good lyrics those time yeh. The music was very nice in that time still seen, because you find that even the musical part, the musicians concentrate more on the melody than everything, more than how they concentrate on the money that time you Know
