Kevin Saunderson (Kevin Maurice Saunderson) Quotes
My inspiration was initially still disco from when I lived in New York, so I was into the songs anyway, then Detroit had an influence on me and brought a more experimental, instrumental vibe to my own stuff back in those days.
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Everyone should be commended for allowing people to make disasters, to make failures - you've just got to be sure that it's a magnificent failure and that, by creating a magnificent failure, you plant the seed.
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There is no greater power in Heaven or on Earth than pure, unconditional love. The nature of the God force, the unseen intelligence in all things, which causes the material world and is the center of both the spiritual and physical plane, is best described as pure, unconditional love.
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I like strong female characters. I try to write them as role models for young girls.
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You have to believe that people don't want what you think they're going to like, you know? They want what you like. Once you start doing that, you actually start connecting with people.
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I don't believe in miracles.
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My first published work was when I was 19, in 'Playgirl.' It was an odd experience but exciting.
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It's okay to take time for yourself. We give so much of ourselves to others and we need to be fueled both physically and mentally. If we are in balance, it helps us in all our interactions.
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Since its very inception, Israel has been a threat.
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We've reached a very low-level equilibrium where it's not clear whose interest it is in to develop Africa... It's not in the interest of those in the aid industry to develop Africa because then there'd be no more industry and 500,000 people would lose their jobs. The only people whose interest it is in is Africans, but they have no voice.
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It always seemed much better to be a writer - a Real Writer - than a successful hack.
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While taking sign language in high school, one of our assignments was to go out and participate in the deaf community, so I really got to know a lot of the group from that. I felt like they needed a little bit more of a voice because people treat them different just because they're hearing impaired.
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I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.
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There's been quite a clear upswing in nationalist sentiments. Everyone is talking about it, in Turkey as well.
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Writing a memoir is such a private, personal experience that it's intimidating to think of adapting it for television.
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Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
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We live in a world of virtual goods where none of us own the 0s and 1s. What are you going to do?
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When you're young, with less on the line, it's easier to be audacious, to experiment. So I introduced the concerns of my generation - politics, sex, drugs, rock-and-roll, etc. - to the comics page, which for many years caused a rolling furor.
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For the longest time, I wanted to become a pianist. That was kinda my thing.
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My entire childhood was steeped in poverty. For me, poverty, in a way, was the first inspiration of my life, a commitment to do something for the poor.
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Panic is the great access of creativity because that's the only way to get rid of your mind.
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Perform anonymous service. Whenever we do good for others anonymously, our sense of intrinsic worth and self-respect increases. ... Selfless service has always been one of the most powerful methods of influence.
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Decide where and when you want to write. I like space, and silence is an inspiration to me.
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My inspiration was initially still disco from when I lived in New York, so I was into the songs anyway, then Detroit had an influence on me and brought a more experimental, instrumental vibe to my own stuff back in those days.
