John Oates Quotes
I think it's kind of difficult to write a good Christmas song because you have a narrow framework of references that you have to work within, and at the same time you want to do something that's personally original and hopefully somewhat unique.
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When I was on 'Trauma,' the first order was six, which turned to 12, and then there were rumors of getting cancelled. I'm used to that.
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Don't go into any store that features shopping bags that can stand on their own accord in the middle of a table. This sort of shopping bag denotes prices that will start chipping into your children's college education fund. Avoid it.
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My dad has totally taken my Cat Stevens T-shirt, but it's OK; I have his Black Flag one, and that's amazing.
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The mere process of growing old together will make the slightest acquaintance seem a bosom friend.
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I worry that my daughters are too taken care of.
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Somebody once told me I shouldn't try to change Hollywood. That isn't my point at all. I don't want Hollywood to change me.
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I am healthy and happy.
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If you're not kind, then you won't be attractive to me personally because that spirit shines through and makes people attractive.
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There had always been black people in and out of our house, and from the outset I had been taught that for them life was defined by struggle and filled with injustice.
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I find it hard to be labelled in this new 'super-rich' category because we all grew up with very little. The idea that 'to get rich is glorious' is really a new phenomenon. I certainly didn't grow up like that.
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The questions don't do the damage. Only the answers do.
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In writing a series of stories about the same characters, plan the whole series in advance in some detail, to avoid contradictions and inconsistencies.
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I have never thought of a full-fledged career in Bollywood because boxing has never left my mind. But you never know.
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I'm not always angry. In fact, I think I usually go out of my way to try to find roles that don't seem to be like me.
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If you respect a language and culture, it shows in your work.
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The problem with the Iranian regime, of course is, one, its unsettling effects on the Sunnis, particularly Saudi Arabia, and, secondly, its potential threat to Israel.
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I'm not into solos, I'm into lyrics.
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With the mega – fame came the mega – downfall – you know, with the press and everything – and at a young age, it was very stressful to me.
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The teachings of the New Testament are the most valuable guide to the best way to a civil and sustainable society the world has seen.
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I don't aspire at present to be king of the hill in American literature.
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If you set a good example you need not worry about setting rules.
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You know who was on time tonight, which surprised me? Ghostface. Ghostface was early and making calls - what rapper does that?
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That larger story in 'Salvage the Bones' is just about survival, and I think that, in the end, there are things about this novel and about these characters' experiences that make their stories universal stories.
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I think it's kind of difficult to write a good Christmas song because you have a narrow framework of references that you have to work within, and at the same time you want to do something that's personally original and hopefully somewhat unique.
