Idries Shah Quotes
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I do always have a wall up. But I feel by doing it, I keep myself safe.
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I would say the secret is to be enthusiastic about everything that comes into your life. To care, to care about people. To be excited about everything that comes close to you. I love to read. And I love to write, mostly.
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I don't like talking to celebrities.
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Is literature more important than hurting people? You can't argue that. You can't say it. It's impossible.
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The cliche of what a rock star is - there's something elitist about it. I never related to that. I'm an entertainer. I think of it as, you're performing for people. It's not a self-glorification thing.
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In general, being likeable is more about being interested - rather than interesting. Indeed, a good way to convince someone that you are an awesome conversationalist is to simply shut up and let the other person talk.
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But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge.
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The key to fashion is, you don't want to look like you're trying. You've gotta be natural.
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Shame is something you'll find a lot of - particularly Catholic - girls feel about their bodies, about their sexuality, about their diet, about anything you like. Shame is the way you keep them down. That's the way to crush a girl.
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It's so hard to be the girl in a country song, so we're speaking up.
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Life is short and the older you get, the more you feel it. Indeed, the shorter it is.
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When I come offstage, if I've done a bad show or had a bad night, the fact that everybody was standing at the end or three or four times during the show means nothing to me. I know I could have done a better show.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson would definitely be my homeboy.
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I learned how to dance every move of 'Billie Jean.'
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It's a courageous thing to do something that doesn't have rules or limits.
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Hair wax is my go-to. When it comes to shampoo, I use whatever is at the rink.
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I remember someone telling me that when he saw the back of a woman's head, he knew that was the woman he was going marry. I laughed that away as silly talk. But I guess when a relationship has to happen, it happens seamlessly. Your partner just walks into your life.
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I'm a big fan of community, and I think independence is over-rated.
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I can't really make fun of zombies. They're not liars. They're not cheats.
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I have a six-year-old son and a four-year-old daughter, so I write when they are at school and pre-school, or when I have a babysitter.
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I want people to hear really exciting music played by the best, but in a context where they can clap when they want to, chase their toddlers, drink beer, take photos, get lost in the music and generally be themselves. And because a field has no rules, it's the perfect place to create unlikely combinations of musical genres.
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When I think of the artists I admire and seek out musically. It's because I'm curious about where they're going to go the next time they have a chance to put a record out. It's not about where I find them on the radio dial, or how many records they're selling.
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Being single is only sad if you have a problem with your own company. I'm content with mine.
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Premature independence is the daughter of conceit.
