Anthony Kiedis Quotes
I knew there was never anyone to blame when people get into drugs. They're always responsible for their own behavior, and it's not the dealer, and it's not the friend, it's not the childhood. (Scar Tissue, 2004).
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I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long way to go.
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I really don't care if people know who I am or what's said about me.
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After 2012, all of the Washington political consultants and all the mainstream media came to Republicans and said, 'You've got to do better with Hispanics, and the way to do better with Hispanics is to embrace amnesty.' And, look, a lot of Republicans in Washington were scared.
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I like when everything's naturally moving along - I find that pretty exciting.
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.
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I'm not interested in what other people are doing. That's their business.
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Everybody in the black community must organize, and then we decide whether we will have alliance with other people or not, but not until we are organized.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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Like great teams in sports and business endeavors, if there's a chemistry among the participants, and they truly enjoy fellowship together, everybody wants to be there, stay involved, and just have fun together.
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You have to find something there that relates to the characters and reality on some level.
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A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
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We have to change the kind of free trade deals we sign. We would have to change the absolutely central role of frenetic consumption in our culture. We would have to change the role of money in politics and our political system.
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War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.
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Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world.
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You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled to explore one life as opposed to another.
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I auditioned for 'Avatar' in Australia. It was a 'blind' audition. I didn't know what the movie was about and whom it was for.
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She looked at me penetratingly. So I suppose you can figure out what happened next.
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Great research universities around the world are visible not just through their quality graduates but as knowledge creators and technology developers.
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The message films that try to be message films always fail. Likewise with documentaries. The documentaries that work best are the ones that eschew a simple message for an odd angle. I found that one of the most spectacular films about the Middle East was 'Waltz With Bashir,' or 'The Gatekeepers,' or '5 Broken Cameras.'
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People are hungry for what's happening right now in the world.
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When we make progress and get better at something, it is inherently motivating. In order for people to make progress, they have to get feedback and information on how they're doing.
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Some people trust an insurance company over the government, while others trust the government over insurance companies.
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I knew there was never anyone to blame when people get into drugs. They're always responsible for their own behavior, and it's not the dealer, and it's not the friend, it's not the childhood. (Scar Tissue, 2004).
