Felix Hernandez Quotes
I'm going to say this - to the people in Seattle, to all the people in Seattle that trust me, that believe in me - I'm going to say this: I'm not going to disappoint anybody.
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How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair!
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Claiming to 'fight for small business' is often used as a political tool in Washington D.C., but it is actually the policies behind that battle cry that small firms care about.
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A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts.
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To me, there's no point in writing merely to entertain.
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I have no superstitions. I don't have to have a Sunday outfit. I don't have socks or underwear I have to wear.
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Bullfights have so much color. Not just the matador but also the bull, the arena, and the public. It's all very festive.
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One of my first favorite records was the debut Garbage album, which I heard when I was very young. Shirley Manson is a great female vocalist and performer and I admire her for that.
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It is no surprise that companies do not often respond to moral pressure alone. We need to hit them hard in their pocketbook and on their balance sheet. We need to show them that their stock prices will be affected if their actions encourage Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions.
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I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
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To all my people back in Nashville who have been there from the start, you put your faith in me. You were there for the long haul.
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My grandfather worked in a shoe factory - he was an Italian immigrant. My father was the first to go to college in the family.
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My grandparents used to bring me books every time they saw me.
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My feeling is that maintaining financial independence is also a healthy way to keep my feet on the ground.
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No one is fit to judge a book until he has rounded Cape Horn in a sailing vessel, until he has bumped into two or three icebergs, until he has been lost in the sands of the desert, until he has spent a few years in the House of the Dead.
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In fitness, there are no short cuts. It involves immense discipline and hard work.
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I feel like I work on scripts for comedy as well as dramatic stuff the same.
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The truth only irritates those it enlightens, but does not convert.
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If I'm not on tour or in the studio, I'm in nature somewhere, usually some kind of ocean. Playing music has afforded me that. It's not lost on me that it's a tremendous opportunity to be able to spend your life being surrounded by nature.
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If you believe in a cause, you must be willing to put yourself on the line for that cause.
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When you're a child, it's easy to see school as the worst thing in the world. It's only later in life you realise what a wonderful time it was. Looking back, I can't believe I even wanted to leave.
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It's our hearts and brains that we should exercise more often. You can put on all the makeup you want, but it won't make your soul pretty.
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Portland is a place where you can find a community as a feminist, a vegan or a fat activist. Artists, musicians, knitters, and filmmakers can all meet like-minded souls. It's proved the perfect place for me and all my punk friends.
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No one ever really 'learns' from history, because choices never present themselves in exactly the same way, and because you can always choose similarities and differences to fit current needs.
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I'm going to say this - to the people in Seattle, to all the people in Seattle that trust me, that believe in me - I'm going to say this: I'm not going to disappoint anybody.
