Leon Bridges (Todd Michael Bridges) Quotes
I love the pioneers like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, but when I write music, it comes out in my own way.
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I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theater from time to time, and to write, and produce. It's by no means sour grapes.
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With Lille, we could have gone to the South of France, and people wouldn't have recognised us. But at Chelsea, the players are at another level. Everything has changed – the language, the country – but it is up to me to adapt.
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My whole reason for creating a network is literally to bring little pieces of light. It's to continue to spread little pieces of light in the world, to illuminate the possibility of the human spirit.
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One can no longer live with people: it is too hideous and nauseating. Owners and owned, they are like the two sides of a ghastly disease.
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A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
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I am such a do-goody, people-pleasing kid - or I was - I don't think I've ever been fired, not even from an ice cream shop, magician for kids' parties, not even in my early jobs in radio.
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The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.
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Most faults are not in our Constitution, but in ourselves.
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It seems like WikiLeaks has better information on Hillary Clinton than she does herself.
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People just love to be entertained, and in order to entertain them, you have to do things in a way that they understand.
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It's a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president... except me.
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I feel like I'm not the greatest general manager in the history of general managers, but I do OK, and I'm learning as I go. I try to just do my best with it.
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I am happy to donate funds to various organizations that help people in need.
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I was born in Jerusalem in 1939 to a poor family that shared a rented four-room apartment with two additional families and their children.
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Politicians always do a two-step, depending on what their district politics looks like.
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I struggled for many, many years following 'Music and Lyrics' - I mean really struggled.
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Directors, producers can make you look good or make you look bad.
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Music is my balance... center of my life.
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I come from labor country. My mom was a teacher and was very involved in the teachers' union.
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I'm grateful for all of our fans because at the end of the day, they give us purpose.
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The '60s was a magical time in the music business. So much creativity and talent. I think a lot of it came from the fact that we had grown up before rock n' roll. We listened to all the great songwriters and big bands, songs with great lyrics and melodies. I think that really influenced everybody.
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I always think the most important thing for a writer is a deadline, and it's the same with a house. They say you shouldn't make an emotional decision with a house, but I think it is the only decision you can make.
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No matter how many times you save the world, it always manages to get back in jeopardy again.
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I love the pioneers like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, but when I write music, it comes out in my own way.
