John Prine Quotes
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Given a choice between Charlie Mingus and Eric Dolphy or Joe Strummer and Lou Reed, there was no choice. I like Reed and Strummer, but it's kiddie music.
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Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
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I got married very early, and in no time at all, we had three children. And it seemed to me I had an obligation to support them.
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If there are no other wonderful roles that come my way, I have a quite an interesting, dynamic life.
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Good actresses can often accomplish miracles, and it is possible to be someone you've never been or will be. But in a sitcom, there's no time.
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The majority of actor kids are really competitive. But Gabby Sidibe on 'The Big C' has been a big help to me. Her career went from zero to a hundred in about one second, so she's warned me what to expect.
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I write about heartbreak because I like writing about sad things, but I'm writing happy songs, too!
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Neither conservatives nor humorists believe man is good. But left-wingers do.
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Let’s say this together: 'Great me no greats', and leave this grading to posterity.
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Sometimes I don't know what takes me over during a game. Sometimes I just feel I have moved to a different place and I can make the pass, score the goal or go past my marker at will.
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To win the major, you have to play two weeks your best tennis and deal with a lot of things around, to put things together so to be really focused.
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You can't swing with hesitation; you can't try to steer the ball to the flag; you can't worry about that water hazard as you take the club back. You have to pick the right club, visualize the shot you want to hit, and then focus on that shot until the ball is gone.
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I've played in small markets; I've played in big markets. For me, basketball is inside the arena. It doesn't recognize what market you're in. It's about wins and losses, and that's the way I approach it.
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I see travelling as a great learning process, and my biggest dream is to travel the world.
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I don't usually suggest going into something you cannot do, but sometimes you gotta jump in and land on your feet.
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As I get older, I want to draw on my experience to make roles better. I see that in the older women who inspire me - their experience makes them better.
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Serving my neighbors in Congress and fighting for them has been the best job I've ever had.
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I worked at comedy clubs - if I can use the term 'work' - for several years. I middled at one point. I never made it; I was never a headliner. I never made enough time to write enough good material, in my opinion.
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Nobody is born evil.
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I need to gain a lot more experience. I think so much of being a director, other than the technical aspect and the artistry of it, is the confidence that you are, I think in many ways, you're the captain of the ship.
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I made a lot of money, and I want to give something back to my country.
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Indeed it is possible to stand with one foot on the inevitable 'banana peel' of life with both eyes peering into the Great Beyond, and still be happy, comfortable, and serene - if we will even so much as smile.
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Rage - Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus' son Achilles, murderous, doomed, that cost the Achaeans countless losses, hurling down to the House of Death so many sturdy souls, great fighters' souls, but made their bodies carrion, feasts for the dogs and birds, and the will of Zeus was moving toward its end. Begin, Muse, when the two first broke and clashed, Agamemnon lord of men and brilliant Achilles.
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There's only two things. There's life, and there's death.
