John Oates Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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What brought mass innovation to a nation was not scientific advances - its own or others' - but 'economic dynamism': the desire and the space to innovate.
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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
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We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special.
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I never smoked. I never drank and I never took drugs. The funny thing is, nothing is more boring, people like this. For me, it's OK. But most of my friends, at least they smoke and drink.
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The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.
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I want to drink champagne from ladies' shoes.
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When you are studying jazz, the best thing to do is listen to records or listen to live music. It isn't as though you go to a teacher. You just listen as much as you can and absorb everything.
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When I was a child, I'd see a movie, I took it for what it was, I enjoyed it. And if I believed it I would tend to be more interested in knowing more about it.
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In 2009, during my inaugural address, I expressed the importance of unprecedented partnerships. Since then, Utah's government, business, and education leaders in communities statewide have worked together more frequently and with better results than ever before.
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All that we know is nothing, we are merely crammed wastepaper baskets, unless we are in touch with that which laughs at all our knowing.
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I hope to continue building my acting career and work more on projects that fulfill my artistic thirst.
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It's my deepest interest as an actor: I love discovering how human beings work, how their flaws reveal themselves - how to learn and grow from that - and how characters teach me things as a woman and as a parent.
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I had what AA calls 'a convincer' – which made me realize that I couldn't do it any more. I went out drinking for about 70 hours here in London. At the end I knew I was done.
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I'm the diva from the future. The next gig's on the moon. Catch me while you can.
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I love fire. As a child I loved setting light to things. I'd always be in the forest putting matches to pieces of wood. I've always regarded fire as my friend.
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Our deals and performance speak for themselves. And whoever doesn't feel comfortable investing with us will not.
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At times, training at home is a distraction, so training in Big Bear was a really good change.
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Even if I get thrown out of Hollywood, I'll come back.
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When fake news is repeated, it becomes difficult for the public to discern what's real.
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I had to watch government fail for 25 years doing consumer reporting before I really saw it because intuitively, the reaction is problem, bring government and government will make it better.
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Iraq has lost 5 percent of its population, a number that in the U.S. would equal 14 million people.
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There is no such thing as a good wife or a good husband. Only ones who bide their time.
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Nerds are just deep, and neurotic, fans. Needy fans. We're all nerds, on one subject or another.
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A good mustache makes a man for many reasons.
