Alex Lifeson Quotes
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As far as control and stuff is concerned, I never had any more in my life than for that All-Star game in 1934.
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An incident that left an impression on me was the 1999 sub-junior national boxing championship held in Calcutta. I had trained extremely hard to get there but got kicked out in the first round itself. 'If others can win, why can't you?' I repeatedly asked myself.
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I love working in America, I love being part of the industry out here.
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Artists are political in the sense that they've subtracted themselves from the structure of the marketplace and are contributing something that's not utilitarian. Even though books get sold, and I get advances, I get to look at society and think for a living.
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I sing around the house, in the shower.
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There's been a huge history of cisgender success on the back of trans stories, which is something I'm deeply aware of. My take on it, I suppose, was that I do think actors should be able to play anything.
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I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them.
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When we are confronted with extreme situations, we forget about moral issues; we simply act and must then accept the consequences.
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Anime is intended to have ambiguous features. That's part of the art form.
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I said publicly last year that I wanted 2012 to be a great season, not just a good season. We certainly had a very good season and perhaps exceeded a few expectations. But Broncos fans, you and I know what a great season looks like.
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Affectation is a very good word when someone does not wish to confess to what he would none the less like to believe of himself.
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In Palm Springs, they think homelessness is caused by bad divorce lawyers.
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I think everyone should live in New York City if they ever get the chance at least once in their life. It's such a great place to live; there's a different energy about living in the city.
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In middle school, I really didn't have music, but in high school, I remember taking a lot of choir and drama.
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I never wanted to look pretty on stage and sing about something we've all heard about before.
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Fashion is a language. Some know it, some learn it, some never will - like an instinct.
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So with that will prompt and prepared to serve all those whom I perceive to be servants of my Lord, I will speak of three things with simplicity and love as if I were speaking to my own soul.
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I feel like the better version of myself is on paper... I'd rather have people know me on paper.
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Every face on Mt. Rushmore was a third party candidate at some point or another.
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Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History Books!
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I was born of heterosexual parents. I was taught by heterosexual teachers in a fiercely heterosexual society. Television ads and newspaper ads — fiercely heterosexual. A society that puts down homosexuality. And why am I a homosexual if I'm affected by role models? I should have been a heterosexual. And no offense meant, but if teachers are going to affect you as role models, there'd be a lot of nuns running around the streets today.
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The more you walk in relationship with the Lord, the more you learn to trust him. I'm learning not to focus so much on the issues I think are so big right now-our bus has broken down, or someone said something that frustrated me. I'm learning to slowly let things roll off my back, to say, 'Hey, God knew about this before it happened and He's got a way out or a plan better than mine.' I've learned to stop freaking out and just trust that God knows what he's doing. He's not going to leave me in a bad place because He never has before.
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I really consider myself more of a rhythm guitarist than a soloist.
