John Oates Quotes
I don't listen to music. I very rarely listen to music. I only listen for information. I listen when a friend sends me a song or a new record.
Quotes to Explore
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It doesn't matter how much you want. What really matters is how much you want it. The extent and complexity of the problem does not matter was much as does the willingness to solve it.
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I love roles that don't really have a template or a paradigm and force me to create using my own imagination... that really, really turns me on.
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Gut feeling is all about the experiences that you have had in your life. It is about being in difficult scenarios, knowing what worked, what did not work, and then taking a decision.
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There isn't any amount of money that could tempt me to promote something that I didn't believe in.
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I figure that that has a ten year cycle. At the end of that ten years, I began to get worried that I would run into what is known as the writer's block, the feeling of not being able to do these things.
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It's true; once you are a father, there's no turning back. Your heart strings as well as your purse strings are never again the same.
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I'm from New York, so I'm not a big driver.
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I think twerking is overrated.
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I don't do fake. That's the first thing you should know about me. I'm not one to put on airs or change my demeanor depending on where I am or who I am talking to.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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I don't have business with any politicians.
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It's interesting because I think class is a heavy, heavy part of 'Moonlight,' and I think, in a certain way, through the sum of all these parts, it's become a commentary on the black experience in America.
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I started making music with my band in the '80s, so I am more product of post punk than classical music, and I have always carried on this way.
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Whenever I come across an Arabic word mired in English text, I am momentarily shocked out of the narrative.
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If you have a great-sounding guitar that's a quality instrument and a good amp, and you know how to make the guitar talk, that's the key. It starts with the guitar and knowing what it should sound and feel like.
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Lastly, his tomb shall list and founder in the troughs of grass. And none shall speak his name.
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I really don't know the secret to it, but I'd like to think my desirability is a combination of my personality, my image, and, most importantly, the kind of films I do.
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I lull them into a false sense of security by watching me pitch... If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball.
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I got a feeling about political correctness. I hate it. It causes us to lie silently instead of saying what we think.
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Real choice is clear information and the right to walk away from a bad deal without leaving your wallet behind.
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When I was young, I was told that I had a sulky, pouty face.
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Sometimes I do 'So Desperate' solo in the middle of the set. I really love to sing that song.
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I feel like 'Next To Me' is a great introduction because it's a simple song that has a simple message for me. I wanted to introduce something that lyrically I'm proud of and introduces me both as an artist and as a writer.
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I don't listen to music. I very rarely listen to music. I only listen for information. I listen when a friend sends me a song or a new record.
