Al Stewart Quotes
We measure our days out in steps of uncertainty not turning to see how far we've come. And peer down the highway from here to eternity and reach out for love on the run.
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My favourite authors are Milan Kundera and Jeanette Winterson.
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I think I'd say that my whole body of work is a reflection of who I am, but not any one specific thing.
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So my one kid's 4, my other kid's 4 months, I'm 44, Barack Obama is the 44th president - it's all lining up nicely here.
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I want to play in the WBC. That was one of my goals to represent my country.
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I take so much pleasure at seeing customers who are happy: happy with what they eat, but happy with their friends and sharing a great moment together, and I think that is more important in life than the endless pursuit of perfection.
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I am not here to beat anyone. I am here to make a name for myself, and I am glad to work with great directors. I don't believe in the term 'next superstar.'
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When, you know, when you're playing basketball, you have to have confidence in your moves if they're gonna work.
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I'm not registered to any party. I don't really play in the political world. I'm really more interested in getting things done.
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If you don't change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news?
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Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
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As a former writer for the 'National Lampoon,' I've probably contributed to the sea of sarcasm in which we live.
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Bear patiently with a rival.
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When you have children, that's your main focus.
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Wagner's philosophy had absolutely nothing to do with Bruckner. Bruckner hadn't written a single word against Jews. Wagner's book on the Jews was one of the most infamous books of the 19th century.
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I always talk about my characters like they're real people.
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Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.
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I take with me the conscience of defeat as a victory banner.
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I live in Los Angeles, which is the second most polluted city in the world, and I wake up in the morning to dirt all over my window.
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I had been a basketball fan growing up, and I felt that if we brought in the proper coach, and we played basketball the old fashioned way - where defense is paramount and offense involved movement off the ball and movement of the ball - we could build a winning team, and Chicago would respond to that.
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It's very difficult to escape your background. You know, I don't think it's necessary to even try to escape it. More and more, I start to think that it's necessary to see exactly what it is that you inherited on both ends of the stick: your timidity, your courage, your self-deceit, and your honesty - and all the rest of it.
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The next time someone starts listing all the reasons an idea won't work or can't happen, ask them to give 3 reasons it can.
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When someone follows you all the way to the shop and watches you buy toilet roll, you know your life has changed.
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We measure our days out in steps of uncertainty not turning to see how far we've come. And peer down the highway from here to eternity and reach out for love on the run.
