John Oates Quotes
The first record I bought myself could have been 'Oh Lonesome Me' by Don Gibson or 'Wake Up Little Susie' by the Everly Brothers.
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Do you force your kids to pay attention to what's going on, or do you let them live their lives outside of it? My hope is that my child is a strong activist. That would make me most proud.
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Khomeini was not a puppet like Arafat or Qaddafi or the many other dictators I met in the Islamic world. He was a sort of Pope, a sort of king - a real leader.
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That's what everybody calls me, 'Cheat Code,' because they just throw the ball up to me.
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More modern poetry is written than read.
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It's kind of amazing that people will travel because of a book. I admire that.
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The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property.
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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In China, we don't know about the swimming pool game, but we know about Marco Polo.
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We are very luck to be women, so even if we're wearing trousers, I always wear them with some lace underwear or a very feminine bra - I like that.
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Don't sell credits; don't sell walk-on roles... If people want to back you, they'll back you. But if you have to entice people will walk-on roles and crazy credits, you're undermining yourself.
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Sandy Koufax went to the same school as me. I graduated two years ahead of Sandy.
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When people refer to 'Back in the Day,' it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.
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A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
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I try to support stories that enable us to see the difficulties in our society and the challenges we face, which is why I've also produced documentaries like 'Brick City' and 'Serving Life.'
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In a bigger picture, all over the world is a boys' club.
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On the Internet, everybody has an opinion about everything, but if you're smart, you know when to keep your mouth shut.
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In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and obsessed with one small section of truth.
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I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.
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I think he was absolutely right not to go to UN last week... First things first - that is, values and people here in their local communities, and remembering all politics is local, and trusting people more.
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Despite overwhelming support for the United States to adopt English as its official language, we have still not taken that important step.
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I well remember a leading Egyptian liberal saying to me in 2003 that she did not favor free elections right then in Egypt; she favored them in a decade's time if she and others had those 10 years to organize freely.
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In life, as in football, you won't go far unless you know where the goalposts are.
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I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours. I tried to find out what sort of allergy I had but finally came to the conclusion that it must be an allergy to consciousness.
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The first record I bought myself could have been 'Oh Lonesome Me' by Don Gibson or 'Wake Up Little Susie' by the Everly Brothers.
