Barry Manilow Quotes
No one person or material thing could ever come close to the feeling I get when the music is right.
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Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I don't trust myself. I need that balance.
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I think mobility is very important, not only to discover opportunities elsewhere but at times, also to appreciate better what your home town has. Allahabad, for instance, has the feel of a small, tightly-knit community where everyone participates.
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You mustn't upstage the bride.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
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Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait.
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Chicago is one city. We shall work as one people for our common good and our common goals.
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I don't think I can play Mr. Bachchan.
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I always had a very strong sense of independence. I really liked being able to buy my Alanis Morissette 'Jagged Little Pill' album. I wore that as a badge of honor. I love not having to rely on anyone.
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I don't really consider myself an impressionist.
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I want to be judged by who I am, not by a relationship.
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Good science fiction is always based in contemporary truths.
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I see myself as a composer who plays music and likes to play with other people, and not just as a solo artist.
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I was the first one to allow a projectile to come off of the stage and into the audience. And I kind of take responsibility for the mosh pit.
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I believe in Karma. If the good is sown, the good is collected. When positive things are made, that returns well.
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I hate when a guy brags... or he sweats.
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One thing that is not to be underestimated is American culture's influence on the rest of the world.
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I think what was frustrating to see a lot of good people go. You don't picture it, you don't imagine it, don't think it could happen. When it does, you are puzzled.
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I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.
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Eighty percent of what everyone's talking about never happens. I don't mean in terms of product development that's happening right now, I'm talking about the far-flung visions of the future.
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What’s the secret to a great popular song? It must be melodically simple and harmonically attractive.
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I'm kind of feeling like I don't mind being open with the random details of my life, like I'm at a coffee shop or my toe hurts or something, but obviously other more personal areas of life where I will just never really go there.
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Every family has that secret. Every family has that thing where you go, 'Shhh, shhh, shhh.'
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No one person or material thing could ever come close to the feeling I get when the music is right.
