Henry Saint Clair Fredericks (Taj Mahal) Quotes
As a symbol of love it does not quite work for her, since its overwhelming beauty demands a passive response that is irritating to the adventurous.
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I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.' I don't do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking - which has really been harmful.
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Let a hundred flowers bloom.
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The thing about influence is that any composer worth anything will give you the same names.
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The mere process of growing old together will make the slightest acquaintance seem a bosom friend.
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The artistic part of us all - I think that the easiest way to appreciate this - is through architecture. Architecture is very impressive; the beauty of buildings, temples.
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I've raised Michael. I changed his diapers when he was little.
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Give me golf clubs, fresh air and a beautiful partner, and you can keep the clubs and the fresh air.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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I almost laughed about the Machiavellian plans of the presidents of the United States.
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There aren't a whole lot of things I want out of life. My bucket list is extremely short: Achieve the success in the industry I want, and get married. If I achieve both of those, I can die completely stoked. I don't need anything else.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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I had been playing for about a year and a half when the Beach Boys formed. When our folks went to Mexico on business, we would take the food money they had left us and we would rent instruments.
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I love the idea of using film language similarly to how musicians use music - combining images and sounds in a way that they create an emotional effect.
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Bitcoin is one of the most viral concepts I've ever encountered.
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England was the first true colonial power to use its dominion over a large part of Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, North America, and many Caribbean islands, in the first half of the 20th century.
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I like to know that when I'm 90 years old, I'm going to be able to look at a song or poem I wrote and say, 'Wow! I remember I was so crazy about this person,' or 'I remember what that day felt like.'
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The most important thing to realise is that everyone is capable of telling a story. It doesn't matter where we were born or how we grew up.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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Does Hollywood do movies about terrorism? Yeah. And why do they do that? Because it sells.
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I'm not bothered about what people say behind my back. I don't need to know about it. I believe in living my life and doing my work. God will give you success. And even if He doesn't, there's a lesson to be learnt.
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The lessons of September 11 are that if we allow law enforcement to do their work free of political interference, if we give them adequate resources and modern technologies, we can protect our citizens without intruding on our liberties.
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In a sense I've made the same film over and over again. In all of them I've asked, 'Who are we as Americans?
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I've read pretty broadly on the Holocaust - both fiction and non-fiction - and to me, 'The Lost Wife' is one of the best. The horrors of war serve as a backdrop to a love affair that spans a lifetime, and that love story stayed with me long after I put down the book.
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As a symbol of love it does not quite work for her, since its overwhelming beauty demands a passive response that is irritating to the adventurous.
