Levon Helm Quotes
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Everyone thinks I land in a chopper on top of my building and I have the most cushy existence. Could you understand that I might have the most messed up life myself?
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I will never support any tax increase on middle-income earners, ever... If you're not going to eliminate loopholes and exemptions, then I wouldn't support lowering rates.
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Stop a minute, right where you are. Relax your shoulders, shake your head and spine like a dog shaking off cold water. Tell that imperious voice in your head to be still.
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Do not just look at your boyfriend as just a boyfriend. Look at him as a friend, too.
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The Gili Islands gave me some of my best scuba diving experiences, including tons of turtles.
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Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.
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I really would like to be involved in things and to understand things, and in some ways you've got to be careful what you wish for because I feel very, very blessed to have such an interesting life and to be able to have little snapshots of lives of people from many different parts of the world.
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With every story that TV covers, somebody - some corporation, some shareholders - are making money. That's true whether covering Libya, Iraq, the tsunami in Japan, Osama bin Laden, whatever story there is. That day, the shareholders are making money off it. Every newspaper that's sold, somebody's making a dime.
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The moving finger writes, and having written moves on. Nor all thy piety nor all thy wit, can cancel half a line of it.
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You always read stories of people going out to California and making it as an actor with, like, two dollars, so I figured I'd try it.
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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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There are some screw-ups headed your way. I wish I could tell you that there was a trick to avoiding the screw-ups... but they're coming for ya. It's a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb.
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Major sports are major parts of society. It's not anomalous to have people who love sports come from other parts of that society.
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I like trying to make sounds that are interesting and are a bit weird. I try to make music that captures people's imaginations.
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I haven't put an ounce of effort into my families. I never have.
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Leading the SMU men's basketball program is an honor and a responsibility that I take very seriously.
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The world is waiting for us, the world wants to engage with us, the world wants to be friendly with us, the world wants to be our partner in prosperity, and the world admires India in many ways.
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quoted in American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good (2015)
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The book I'm working on next, which will be my fifth, returns to literary history. I really do love literary history, and I have plenty more ideas on it.
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I try to avoid all mistakes. I try to prepare my players and to put them in the best condition to play the game. If you discover a problem during the game, it is too late. You must anticipate and prepare.
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Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.
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At the end of the day, we're all brothers and sisters in God. What people do is none of my business.
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Both of our nations [America and Germany] were proud to join the Paris Climate Agreement which the world should work to implement quickly. Continued global leadership on climate in addition to increasing private investment and clean energy is gonna be critical to meeting this growing threat.
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I don't think I'm a millionaire, but I'm comfortable.
