Ben Hopkins Quotes
We're not writing songs to solve a cultural problem. The goal for us is to express what we're going through, and it's great if people find commonality in that.
Quotes to Explore
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I had no expectations of white people at all.
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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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The older I get, the more I understand that the only way to say valuable things is to lose your fear of being correct.
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I am such a do-goody, people-pleasing kid - or I was - I don't think I've ever been fired, not even from an ice cream shop, magician for kids' parties, not even in my early jobs in radio.
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I've been playing old parts forever. I play 93 quite often. When you've done it more than once, you take the hint. I think it's a great burden if you're one of those fantastic stars who've always been beautiful; then I think it's hard.
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Andy Andrews is the best speaker I have ever seen.
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If you want to wear long hair or wear that dress, as long as you're not hurting yourself or anybody else, I say do it. If you want to go out and have a romantic, sexy affair, do it.
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My original idea was to produce and not make records myself.
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A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire.
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I have always enjoyed the company of women and have formed deep and long-lasting friendships with many of them.
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I've approached every character I've ever played with a poem, first and foremost.
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When people get things for free, they tend to not take them as seriously.
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If you're not bruised up, then you're not doing an action film in a real way.
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I just sing. You have to use it.
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The Fourth of July should be celebrated with big hearts.
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If the French noblesse had been capable of playing cricket with their peasants, their chateaux would never have been burnt.
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What we see today is an American economy that has boomed because of policies and developments of the 1950s and '60s: the interstate-highway system, massive funding for science and technology, a public-education system that was the envy of the world and generous immigration policies.
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If we take care of the business and keep our eye on the goal line, the stock price will take care of itself.
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Until writing was invented, we lived in acoustic space: boundless, directionless, horizonless, the dark of the mind, the world of emotion, primordial intuition, terror. Speech is a social chart of this bog. (p. 13)
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One can never know enough. The unknown and its call lies even in what we know.
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People say, 'Wow, you've achieved it all this year: two world championship wins and an Olympic gold medal.' And I think, 'Yeah, but how come I feel so unsatisfied and under pressure all over again?'
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It takes years as a woman to unlearn what you have been taught to be sorry for.
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We're not writing songs to solve a cultural problem. The goal for us is to express what we're going through, and it's great if people find commonality in that.
