Lou Reed Quotes
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I think I'm developing a kind of subconscious loathing of the word 'franchise.' I just think of something that's packaged, something you can buy on a shelf and is immediately disposable. I don't know. It's a really weird word for me.
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The biggest thing is education for young chefs and how they should focus on one cuisine rather than trying to imitate too many. It's like art - you can see the cycles from many past artists and new artists being inspired by past artists.
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If I recall correctly, I think I signed my first contract with Tor in 1983.
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I tend to resist invitations to interpret my own fiction.
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Fame is ultimately about the cycles of desire and how to do away with them or manage them well.
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When I get up, I have a cup of coffee, surf the Internet, then do a half-hour run.
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I like the fact that this kind of family has been seen in a movie a million times: teenage kids, the family is a bit strained and they don't have enough money, but in the background the guy used to be a Gene Simmons type.
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Baseball is just my job.
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My face changes when I wear make-up; I don't recognise myself.
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When I started to work with UNICEF, it was a new way of giving some love and care to the world.
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There is no coming to consciousness without pain.
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The most important part of any acquisition is your ability to culturally integrate the people in the companies you acquire and your company.
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Fifty years of isolating Cuba had failed to promote democracy, setting us back in Latin America. That's why we restored diplomatic relations, opened the door to travel and commerce, and positioned ourselves to improve the lives of the Cuban people.
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What's so amazing about 'All in the Family' is sometimes an entire act was one camera shot. It was all about characters.
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My ideas have undergone a process of emergence by emergency. When they are needed badly enough, they are accepted.
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When you consider socialism, do not fool yourself about its nature. Remember that there is no such dichotomy as 'human rights' versus 'property rights.' No human rights can exist without property rights.
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As quoted in Seeds of Peace : A Catalogue of Quotations (1986) by Jeanne Larson, Madge Micheels-Cyrus, p. 244
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Possession is eleven points in the law.
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My father had an invisible job outside of the house; I didn't know what he did. But my kids were privy to the ups and downs of a writer's life.
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The voice of the drum is a spirit thing.
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I usually get so warned when I go to Detroit, like, 'Oh my God, don't go to this section, don't go to that section.' I've never had any issues in Detroit. I love that there's enough of a racial mix of people to make fun of. I've always had a good time there.
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You get such a kick and then it's all over. That's good ground for uncertainty and depression. I usually burst into tears.
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I have so much love inside me, Jason. So much. And I have never been allowed to shower it on anyone - no one wanted it. Let me stretch the wings of my heart with you.
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My week beats your year.
