John Oates Quotes
When albums gave way to CDs, people re-discovered their collection through their CDs.
Quotes to Explore
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I had no expectations of white people at all.
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Gym Class is a band I am more directly involved with than any other band except for Fall Out Boy.
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A historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts.
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I have always been driven; I've always wanted to be published, and I wanted to make that happen, so I worked very hard. 'Perfectionist' would be a word to describe me.
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We need to understand the difference between discipline and punishment. Punishment is what you do to someone; discipline is what you do for someone.
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I've got a great staff and great support system, and I'm going to stick my neck out and do what I always do.
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In my industry, it's important to have people I look to for different things: guidance, inspiration and motivation.
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Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
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We've made some good beginnings with the New START Treaty, but a lot more can be done.
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Strike the right balance between your outfit and makeup. Make a statement with one, not both.
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Capitalism has forced everyone to overoptimize in order to compete.
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When we show up in a city, we ask, 'Where's the best restaurant? What's the best beer?' You start doing that, and you get exposed to a lot of great stuff.
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I love rock n' rollers.
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Maybe clothes are a form of creative expression for me. An outlet. Because I don't get to express myself creatively through my official duties.
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Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself. And you have no duty towards anyone else.
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I don't have to be a size zero anymore. But I still want to feel and look good.
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I go out and speak to women's groups all the time, and I say, 'Guys, you gotta laugh and find the humor in things. You gotta pass it on.'
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The first thing I do when I get to any town is find a gym and a breakfast place, because I love breakfast.
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I went to New York in 1974, to either try to get a record deal, get into the New York Art Student League, or be a dancer. So that was my plan. Some plan. And I had no money.
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I think the tree is an element of regeneration which in itself is a concept of time.
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I cannot count the good people I know who to my mind would be even better if they bent their spirits to the study of their own hungers.
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I did some years of therapy and self-realization, and I just move and think at a slower pace - doesn't make me sound very smart! But really not reacting and doing more listening than talking, and letting people say what they need to say, and then maybe not saying anything at all.
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When I was trying to come up with a stage name, I thought 'Lord' was super rad, but really masculine - ever since I was a little kid, I have been really into royals and aristocracy. So to make Lord more feminine, I just put an 'e' on the end! Some people think it's religious, but it's not.
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When albums gave way to CDs, people re-discovered their collection through their CDs.
