Barbara Bush Quotes
Avoid this crowd like the plague. And if they quote you, make damn sure they heard you.

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I think the line is where you're in the studio, you're creating. That belongs to you as an artist. Nothing should taint that. I shouldn't be thinking about what the fans want, I shouldn't be thinking about what the radio wants, what the label wants, what your manager wants, a song for the chicks, a song for the street.
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But I guess I like playing flawed guys 'cause it gives a place for the characters to go.
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I don't feel that rap has been respected as an art form. Because people have seen rappers rap off the top of their heads, they don't think it is difficult.
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I've read stories that are set in a celebrity's house, and you know where it is and what it looks like and what's inside it, and that's not something I want anyone to know.
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The juices never stop flowing. I still write songs.
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The wonderful thing about drama school is that it stretches you in a way the industry doesn't.
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As philanthropists, the most powerful legacy we can create is one that keeps on giving - through our children.
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Indies are always an extra challenge. The time is shorter because you have less money to spend and fewer days to shoot.
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Either you sit on the pile of cash, or you continue to grow.
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The bad poet is usually unconscious where he ought to be conscious, and conscious where he ought to be unconscious.
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I suppose you are going home to see your families and friends. For the service you have done in this great struggle in which we are engaged I present you sincere thanks for myself and the country.
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I was in too much haste, and now have no time left. I traded all the sunlight and the cities and the distant lands for a handful of power, for a shadow, for the dark.
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Well aware of both the continuity and contingency of human affairs, Adams and Madison searched the works of Tacitus and Voltaire and Locke like carpenters rummaging through their assortment of tools, knowing that all the pediments were jury-rigged, all the provisional, all the alliances temporary.
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Exquisite nature, daydreams, and music say one thing, real life another.
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As soon as you become of interest to the media, the charity requests start rolling in, and it's not easy saying no. But if you endorse every charity that asks you, you're not really endorsing any of them. It has to mean something.
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I consider myself pretty lazy, but I look back and check out the stuff I've done, and I say, 'God, that's a lot of stuff for a lazy guy.' It's a paradox, I suppose, being both things.
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My security comes from my senses, my sensing the direction I should go and suddenly I felt out of tune, out of step with what other people wanted or what other people expected of me.
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The trick is preventing yourself from becoming overwhelmed; just adding in one new serving of fruit or veg a day is fantastic. Some sweet potato wedges or guacamole make an insanely delicious addition to any meal, and they're such an easy place to start.
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I felt that it's best just to be as transparent as possible.
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I don't distinguish between men and women. This is irrelevant to me, and I don't think in these terms.
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Dweebs are the new chic.
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Once the Afghan people vote and they choose their President with direct, secret ballot from all over the country, there will be a lot of difference in this country and a lot of legitimate power to flow with implementation.
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Avoid this crowd like the plague. And if they quote you, make damn sure they heard you.