Alexis Korner Quotes
The parallel development in American blues to the British movement has resulted in Johnny Winters.
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Yeah, I have animosity, a chip on my shoulder. But I love, too.
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I have a song about being in love. I have a song about being supportive. There's inspiring ones, and there's some that show a little bit more fun and daring. It really is a range of who I am.
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I'm probably a natural uncle. I can take the kids out and have fun with them and look after them, and I can be Mr. Popular. But actually having to do the grind? That stuff just doesn't appeal at all.
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They say I am a regulator and I think it is just an effort not to comply with the decree. I do not do anything except what the decree requires me to do.
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I think you can't be really posh and be an interesting actor. I'm a bit of a posh rough.
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I am now in a position to choose roles. I did not have so many offers before 'Queen,' but now things have changed a lot.
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The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.
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In those days, even as a boy, I watched some people that I knew were living way beyond their means.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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I am definitely a perfectionist, and I do like things a certain way. But as I have got older, I would say that I am a little bit less of a control freak.
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I don't believe we have defined health care reform very well in this country.
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God does arithmetic.
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Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.
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It is no surprise that companies do not often respond to moral pressure alone. We need to hit them hard in their pocketbook and on their balance sheet. We need to show them that their stock prices will be affected if their actions encourage Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions.
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When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous.
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My grandfather worked in a shoe factory - he was an Italian immigrant. My father was the first to go to college in the family.
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When you take a shower in space, you have to press the water onto your body to clean yourself, and then you gotta vacuum it off.
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I think we need people with stronger ideals than John Kerry or Bill Clinton. I think we need people with more courage and vision.
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I wanted something that had the feel of a complete band and a variety of instrument. Apart from doing the album for musical satisfaction, I felt it was an important statement for other women - showing you don't have to rely on other people to do things for you.
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I struggled with being a broke college graduate, and while all my friends were getting career jobs, I was working horrible part-time jobs. That's why now, even when I get tired, I think, 'This is what I asked for.'
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My favorite place in the world is the Harry Potter tour near London.
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Wikileaks didn't help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily.
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The parallel development in American blues to the British movement has resulted in Johnny Winters.
