Leon Russell Quotes
I was playing with George Harrison one time, and George loves takes. This song was up to Take 160. I said, 'George, do you want me to play the same thing or 160 different things?' It drove me crazy because, in general, I'm ready to play my part.
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The utterly fallacious idea at the heart of the pro-war argument is that it is the duty of the anti-war argument to provide an alternative to war. The onus is on them to explain just cause.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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While I have the greatest respect for the Supreme Court's members, I cannot claim familiarity with any particular judicial philosophies the justices might possess.
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I was a good bartender. I wouldn't say I was the best bartender in New York, but I could hold my own.
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Overall I enjoy a certain anonymity. I live a very normal, very ordinary life.
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Have I been wiretapped? Yes. But who they said wiretapped me was incorrect.
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In spite of holidays when I was free to visit London theatres and explore the countryside, I spent four very miserable years as a colonial at an English school.
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Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off forever.
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Having spent almost 25 years in different roles within Investor, I have truly enjoyed working with creating long-term value in our companies.
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In boxing, it's one fight, so it's easier to build up rivalries, but everyone's got huge respect for each other.
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Suppose we were able to share meanings freely without a compulsive urge to impose our view or conform to those of others and without distortion and self-deception. Would this not constitute a real revolution in culture.
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I was playing with George Harrison one time, and George loves takes. This song was up to Take 160. I said, 'George, do you want me to play the same thing or 160 different things?' It drove me crazy because, in general, I'm ready to play my part.
