Lawrence Welk Quotes
Dreams do come true, even for someone who couldn't speak English and never had a music lesson or much of an education.
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Don't let nobody tell you that you can't do it. Love what you do until you don't love it anymore. Nothing's impossible.
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Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?
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I've never gotten thick skin. If you close yourself off and you get this protective armor, there is a price you pay with that - of not feeling. And feeling is important when you are a songwriter.
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Relationships, it seems to me, are timeless. What works between two people always works; what doesn't is always troublesome. Over time, people learn - or not - how to negotiate what's difficult, but that doesn't mean the misfit has gone away entirely.
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I really love nature. I grew up in the country. But one of the things about nature is that it is beautiful but it's also very dangerous.
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I try to be as ignorant about things as I can.
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I write almost every single part of my songs, even the actual drum parts sometimes, whether they be simple or layered with many different instruments.
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I said back in 2010 when I was rubbish at the European championships, 'If I never win an omnium until 2012, I don't care.' I then won Olympic gold.
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Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money.
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I find the presence of the sea quite inspiring, and sometimes I do just get out and walk around and take in the sea breeze to try and clear my mind.
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Doing 'Kingsman' is such hard work. It's so physical and demanding.
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Education is the gateway to the American Dream. But today our immigration laws make higher education - a virtual requirement for financial security - out of reach for more than one million undocumented students.
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I'm not a person who embraces challenges. I run from challenges. I break world records running from challenges.
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I think that sexiness should be in the subtleties.
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We launched DirecTV Now. Our 5G evolution plans and improved spectrum position are paving the way for the next generation of super-fast mobile and fixed networks.
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The fact of the matter is the Arab elites are more inclined to accommodate our wishes because of certain overlapping interests that are often financial. That is not the case with the Arab masses.
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I'm not a sex symbol. How could I be with these skinny bowlegs?
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I work with my brother Finneas, and he produces all of my music in his little bedroom in our house. We actually tried renting out a studio for a month when we were producing 'Don't Smile at Me,' but it was really hard there, and we ended up just doing it at home anyway.
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Elvis Presley's music never meant anything to me. Mambo was the music I loved - it spoke to me.
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I've always used Southern rappers in epigraphs for my novels. For 'Sing, Unburied, Sing,' I wanted to use Big K.R.I.T. - because I have so much respect for the lyrical depth of their music.
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Most practical jokes, I'll feel too bad for the other person so I'll stop just before the punchline.
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I'm not a writer. I know a lot of writers; I know a handful of really excellent, great ones, and I know what they're like. They are in love with language. They're obsessed with it. Even if their thoughts aren't more special than anybody else's, they have a way of putting them into words that makes them sensational.
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Dreams do come true, even for someone who couldn't speak English and never had a music lesson or much of an education.
