The Weeknd (Abel Makkonen Tesfaye) Quotes
I was very camera shy. People like hot girls, so I put my music to hot girls and it just became a trend. The whole 'enigmatic artist' thing, I just ran with it. No one could find pictures of me.
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You need a routine, to be able to spend some time with a person, and my lifestyle is constantly on the move.
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I just didn't expect an acoustic version of Rock'n'Roll All Nite.
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I think the government must recognise that the wounds of conflict are even more grievous on the mind than the body, and indeed may even serve to fuel further conflict. Where conflict cannot be avoided, provision of adequate psychosocial services to prevent the adverse mental health consequences should take priority.
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I think where it's going is toward what the music industry is like, where channels will be considered more like labels that carry the type of TV show that you like, and then you'll consume them however you can. For example, I don't really watch Showtime, but I bought 'Homeland,' and I've been watching every episode on my iPad.
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Our duties and responsibilities as human beings must be shown to be so incontrovertible that even atheists must recognize them. There are ultimate taboos.
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I sense that by writing both books and television, I've become better at each.
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I always love to push myself, because I am not so self-confident.
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The Navy runs their process. The House of Representatives doesn't do anything about their process. We do not select. Navy officers select.
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We are breaking new ground in the territory of dumb with 'Shooting Fish.' Dumb, but in good taste. Silly, but not ridiculous.
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It is better that one's customers come to one's shop than to have to look for them abroad.
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Generally, I find a lot to be grateful for.
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Richard Donner is one of the few directors in Hollywood that can make whatever movie he wants exactly the way he wants it. No one will stop him.
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Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals; love, an abject intercourse between tyrants and slaves.
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I've had a few ditty hits.
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The National Surveillance State doesn't want anyone to be able to communicate without the authorities being able to monitor that communication.
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When I was a kid, there was so much talent outside of recorded music.
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I love to read poetry but I haven't written anything that I'm willing to show anybody.
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Facebook now is mostly about people you know. In the future it could be about people you know less but are more important.
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My life is scattered and busy. I think of my home as a resort. When I step through the door, I feel relaxed. I almost feel like I've taken a vacation.
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A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.
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I think gardens are fantastic, and I'd love to draw and design and stuff like that. I love just planting flowers during the summer. There's something very humble about it, and natural and beautiful.
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It's great to have a lot of support; people recognizing what you're doing out there and identifying with you in whatever way they see fit is a great fit, I think, and for me it's neat, for people to want to come to the golf course and watch me play golf.
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I was very camera shy. People like hot girls, so I put my music to hot girls and it just became a trend. The whole 'enigmatic artist' thing, I just ran with it. No one could find pictures of me.
