John Oates Quotes
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Hizbullah is not a militia.
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Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
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Since we can't count on the meat, egg, and dairy industries to protect animals from the most egregious forms of cruelty, what can we, as consumers, do? Opting out of paying someone to allow animals to die in a barn fire or at the slaughterhouse seems pretty reasonable.
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'The Omen,' 'The Exorcist,' those movies for me are the quintessential horror movies that still scare me as an adult.
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I'm still coming to terms with what it's like to have people follow your personal life as well as your public life. It gets amusing.
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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 have three boys, so I live in a household full of testosterone.
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Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didn't want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job.
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I think R. Kelly's range is so vast and broad that in order to stimulate himself creatively as an artist, he has to step so, so far outside the box, or else he feels like he's not challenging himself.
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I do two months of strict dieting, so after fight night, I go for whatever my body is craving. It's usually sushi. But after that, I go home to Guadalajara and indulge in a lot of tacos before I have to start getting in shape for another fight.
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The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.
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The mere holding of slaves, therefore, is a condition having per se nothing of moral character in it, any more than the being a parent, or employer, or ruler.
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The flesh is the surface of the unknown.
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It was just really odd to be in a room with Ian McKellen sharing cucumber sandwiches.
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Well, we all have murderous thoughts throughout the day, if not the week.
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Man's task is to become conscious of the contents that press upward from the unconscious.
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I guess the reality is, everybody today has so many gadgets.
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I'm a full-time mom right now and a part-time actress.
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The illusion that we are separate from one another is an optical delusion of our consciousness.
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We can quiet our minds enough to tune in to what our bodies are telling us - I believe in angels - and we need to listen to the messages being sent. They are real messages - just as real as a human saying something to you.
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Music is in me. I don't have much of a choice. People might listen to one of my songs or come and see my because of my famous last name, but if my music's not good they won't hang around.
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The important thing is that we now have the tools to sequence all kinds of animals and plants and microbes - as well as humans. It is not important that we didn't actually finish the human sequence yet.
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So I'm a pretty conservative fellow, but not conservative enough for the Tea Party.
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Sometimes, it's just great to bring new people into the mix.
