Alex Haley Quotes
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During workouts, I listen to Pandora, and I like the '90s pop stations. 'The Backstreet Boys' is fun!
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Any musician - I would say 99% of musicians - needs some help along the way. Most people, even if they're self-produced, have someone else mix it, or they'll have someone else master the record. Inevitably, it's like somebody else's personality being put into your art.
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And I think I have a perspective about Hollywood that you don't see very often in the press.
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Everybody dresses like a teenager. Everybody dyes their hair. Everybody is concerned about a smooth face.
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Keep your nose out the sky, keep your heart to god, and keep your face to the raising sun.
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Accepting your own mortality is like eating your vegetables: You may not want to do it, but it's good for you.
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We hear of the wealth of nations, of the powers of production, of the demand and supply of markets, and we forget that these words mean no more, if they mean any thing, then the happiness, and the labor, and the necessities of men.
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We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough?
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I'm kind of a pop culture stew, you know.
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You want to believe that there's one relationship in life that's beyond betrayal. A relationship that's beyond that kind of hurt. And there isn't.
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All the best stories are but one story in reality - the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.
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In America, Miramax are using a 'New York Times' review that said 'Trainspotting' makes 'Kids' look like a 1960s episode of 'Sesame Street.'
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The truth is, bad things don't affect us as profoundly as we expect them to. That's true of good things, too. We adapt very quickly to either.
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Naturally it is nice to be widely known for worthwhile achievements, but it forces you to do many things which you don't like to do and these things take up time you want for other things.
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When you start using senses you've neglected, your reward is to see the world with completely fresh eyes.
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And several galleries – two had asked me and I said no, because I didn't want to leave things on consignment.
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I never did steroids in my life. I know all the fighters; they are all on steroids.
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I'm a little bit of a hippie at heart, so I always wear things that are comfortable and flowing.
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Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph: a beginning, a struggle, and a victory.
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Eating is so intimate. It's very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table and you want to cook for them, you're inviting a person into your life.
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My wife, Fionnuala, and I have been married for more than 20 years.
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My first language is French. I just love words so much, and in French it feels like I can say whatever I want however I want.
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Most don't live inside their heads as a writer does, having conversations with her own ideas.
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If I had been taking hashish, I could not have dreamed of this.
