Alex Lifeson Quotes
But I think the credit has to go to Geddy... he spent a lot of time in the studio with Paul, I think he needed that kind of focus to be in there to be a part of the whole thing, and for the most part he made all the major decisions.
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Flying down a tunnel of 1s and 0s is not how hacking is really done.
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How accurately can the law fix the crime? There has to be a mechanism for very fast action. The law is like this: catch them and punish them.
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The first step is clearly defining what it is you're after, because without knowing that, you'll never get it.
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If I'm gonna write songs about my exes, they can write songs about me. That's how it works.
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What makes you a Christian is whether or not you really are in accord with biblical theology and whether you know Jesus Christ as your Saviour.
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Joe Torre would tell you to make sure you can hit the ball on the outside part of the plate.
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Paganism is infectious, more infectious than diphtheria or piety.
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When a crowd rushes into your house without declaring its intention, it is, by definition, an invasion.
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Poor privileged white men. Their stranglehold on power is slowly being loosened.
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The Oscar buzz when I was nominated was totally overwhelming. I think I can cope with anything now that I've coped with that. It was huge. It makes you realize, coming from a small country like Australia, what an enormous industry it is in America.
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You get rid of the fear of death by understanding that it is an integral fact of our existence. You do that through will and reason.
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The experts who managed the original Marshall Plan say Afghanistan needs a commitment of at least $5 to $10 billion over 5 to 10 years, coupled with occupation forces of 250,000 Allied soldiers to keep the peace throughout the country.
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Everyone has a different approach, but I like to shoot a lot of film anyway.
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Danger of our culture. We belong to a time in which culture is in danger of being destroyed by the means of culture.
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Going to a therapist is not something you do when you're growing up as a street kid in Toronto.
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I have a Pinterest, and if you look there you'll see the things I really like and adore, have crushes on, and there's a lot of stuff from Riccardo's [Tisci] line on there.
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But I think the credit has to go to Geddy... he spent a lot of time in the studio with Paul, I think he needed that kind of focus to be in there to be a part of the whole thing, and for the most part he made all the major decisions.
