Andy Summers Quotes
In The Police, in a trio situation - which I've come back to now - it's just so wide open that it does actually provide this arena where you can play with a certain freedom.
Quotes to Explore
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I write 'Broad City,' so I connect it to me.
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I think people respect honesty rather than hiding it.
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I don't like possessions.
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I try to do my best.
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Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
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I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a message in their music.
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I do big films just to experience personal satisfaction.
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I really thank my parents for giving me the good sense to not get into anything wrong. There are many people around who like controversies, and I actually wonder how do they do it. I don't have the courage to get into controversies. There are people who love it; I find it silly.
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I have a pickup truck. And I prefer to be with dogs or on my sailboat than in a car - actually, more than any other place on Earth.
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A core part of Teach For America's mission has always been affecting positive change in the traditional public school system.
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There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being than the way it handles criminals.
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My favorite soundtrack is 'Avatar.' It's the best thing in the world. I love it.
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I have no ties to my dad. I had no communications with him; it didn't shape who I am or anything like that. I'm actually a product of my mom.
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It's easy for me to care about Toronto, because Toronto is a community that cares about itself. It represents the world. It talks to itself, and because it does, it figures out that there must be a music garden as part of its existence.
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When I was immobilized by fear, I might have a panic attack. I've had a couple of panic attacks in my life.
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You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.
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Lend your ears to music, open your eyes to painting, and... stop thinking! Just ask yourself whether the work has enabled you to 'walk about' into a hitherto unknown world. If the answer is yes, what more do you want?
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I'm writing from a place of - a center of authenticity, somewhere that only I know how to write from.
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Poverty is a state of mind.
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In Minneapolis, the overhead sky walks protect pedestrians from the winter cold and snow.
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It is almost better to be an impulse shirt-buyer than an impulse shoe-buyer. I have worn shirts that made people think I was a retired Mafia hit-man or a Yugoslavian sports convener from Split, but I have worn shoes that made people think I was insane.
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Growing up, I was always chubby. My girlfriends were always running around in two-pieces, and I never felt comfortable to do that.
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In The Police, in a trio situation - which I've come back to now - it's just so wide open that it does actually provide this arena where you can play with a certain freedom.
