Elvis Presley Quotes
A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It's my favorite part of the business - live concerts.
Quotes to Explore
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I think I'm very stoic. Death and dying are things that I'm used to.
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Marriage has always been a state and local issue.
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Obviously, I never want to make the same record twice. I want to keep moving forward. That's the real challenge, I think.
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I was riding my mountain bike in Colorado, and I met a dog who reminded me so much of my very first dog, in the way she interacted with me, looked at me, and wagged her tail, that I rode away convinced I'd just very possibly met the reincarnated version of my long lost friend.
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Every time a blast happens, people ask, 'But why would someone do this?' Weirdly, it hasn't been answered well anywhere - neither in fiction nor non-fiction.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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I'm not on Twitter, and I don't read the papers day to day, so I am somewhat protected. There's this weird separation between your private and public persona.
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When you're in the battlefield, survival is all there is. Death is the only great emotion.
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Garbage is the part of your history you don't want your family to know about.
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A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.
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Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
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When I got into college, I found what ultimately became my life's work. I couldn't sleep at night, I was so excited about it. So I'm attracted to people who play at that level. They actually want to play in their professional life.
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My normal life is like being on holiday.
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My favorite big city would have to be Chicago. I lived in Indiana for several years and would always go into the city with my family for Cubs games or to visit the aquarium and museums on field trips.
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A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire.
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One can be a great poet and be politically stupid.
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It's very hard to transgress; we have the furniture of transgression without the imagery and iconography to actually do it.
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Frankly, I don't understand the monthly magazines that continue to publish news that is two months old and which has already been reported on ad nauseam online, including on their own websites.
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My hockey is good, but my ice skating is terrible. It's a bit of a mess to watch!
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We are the only species systematically destroying its own habitat.
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It's an article of faith that the novels I've loved will live inside me forever.
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And we hope that when they hear it, you know, it'll make people get out of their cars and just go live life to the fullest!
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A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It's my favorite part of the business - live concerts.
