Andy Rourke Quotes
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People are really talkative in New York. Someone always comes up to me and says 'Hi' during the day.
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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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Perhaps one of the most important things you can do for human beings is wean them off an animal-based diet. It hardens the arteries and runs up our health-care costs. The last thing a poor person can afford is a heart attack or cancer or a stroke. And that's all linked to a meat-based diet. I think animal liberation is human liberation.
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The issue is whether the ultimate civil authority of the United States can tolerate actions in contempt of constitutional lines of authority. Any lessening of civil power over military power must inevitably lead away from democracy.
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When I'm on the red carpet, most people say, 'Who the hell is that?' It's downright embarrassing.
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If we're going to see sustainable results from all the other investments we're making in education, we need to build leadership capacity in each and every country.
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It's good to be difficult to know. Too many people are too easy to know.
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I personally believe that our planet would be absolutely fine without religion, and I also feel we are evolving in that direction.
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I thought to myself, there's a man who gave up his life to serve others - to touch people in that way is probably the greatest thing you can do as a human being.
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The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.
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Every time I come home, and every time before I leave, I invite all my friends and I get hummus from this little shack in Tel Aviv called Baadunas.
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My mum and dad have always enjoyed life, and it's something that's been instilled in me. I wake up in a good mood most mornings.
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The girl's mouth was chapped, tight and pinched, her skin dry. Mama would say she looked woebegone, but as Bird looked at her eyes, the word she thought of was desperate.
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I used to worry about being cool. Now I realize that I genuinely don't care.
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To be honest with you, my physical state is usually dictated by the project I'm working on at a given time.
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I can't imagine being in a tour bus. It would be nice, but I think it costs $30,000 a week to rent. And I can't imagine spending what many people make in a year on a vehicle for one week.
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When I die, if the word 'thong' appears in the first or second sentence of my obituary, I've screwed up.
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I was always a secretary in the early days, before we decided we were brave enough to join Equity and see if this thing has any legs.
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Fred Sturm has proven to be a great asset to the musical world as a teacher, composer and author. His gifts have enriched the musical life of all the people who have been fortunate enough to share his wisdom and musicality.
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We deliver. We are consistent. Customers trust us. Our restaurants are cleaner than most. Our meats are natural, the bread is best in class, the chips are best in class, and we are a group of very systemized and disciplined operators.
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The widow becomes God’s Exhibit A to teach the world (and his people in particular) how far we have to go before our thoughts and actions line up with his.
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Each day offers us the gift of being a special occasion if we can simply learn that as well as giving, it is blessed to receive with grace and a grateful heart.
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Appellate review is not a magic wand and we undermine public confidence in the judicial process when we make it look like it is.
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You can't record an album called 'Meat Is Murder' and slip out for a burger.
