John Fogerty Quotes
Even though James Burton was my idol, I didn't think I could carry his shoes back then.
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The point really is that a writer tends to write a book that he or she tends to write. It's as simple as that. Of course, it's important to make a living and all that, but the main impulse as far as I'm concerned - and I'm sure as other writers are concerned - is to tell a story that I feel impelled by.
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I think my numbers speak for themselves.
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Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
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I don't do grey. I like my colour, my style.
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I hate ugliness. You know I'm allergic to ugliness.
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English people are famous for never speaking out but only saying what they really feel about you behind your back. Americans believe the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. I like exploring those, er, differences in national snippiness.
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
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I write and rewrite and rewrite and write and like to turn in what I think is finished work.
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My confidence comes from me, not from Jon Jones. I can't draw my confidence from another person.
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John Mayer and Jack Johnson are two of my all-time favorites. I love Colbie Caillat and really cool, beach-y, guitar, acoustic type music.
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All I can do is leave it in God's hands and hope that my fans feel where I'm coming from.
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Most of the competition was into bulk popcorn because of the major increases in the Drive-In Theatre Outlets.
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When you go to commercial, you want something to call the viewers back, and if you don't have a decent act out, the audience probably won't be there in the numbers you want when the show returns.
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I like science - geography, meteorology, cosmology.
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Be willing to shed parts of your previous life. For example, in our 20s, we wear a mask; we pretend we know more than we do. We must be willing, as we get older, to shed cocktail party phoniness and admit, 'I am who I am.'
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Miley Cyrus is about making money. Amanda Palmer is about making art.
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The way to write is well, and how is your own business.
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Because of all the various people who've come in and out and brought along ideas, I've been on a learning curve throughout all these years. Of course, everyone that's been involved has influenced me as well. And I'm grateful for that.
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For me, it was important Wonder Woman wouldn't be a Goody Two-Shoes. She has a little bit of attitude, and when she fights, she has a smirk on her face. I didn't want her to be polished. I want people to relate to her.
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Shoes. I like shoes a lot. My favorite are these Tory Burch boots that I have on. But my favorite shoes to buy are Converse shoes. I have probably every color of Converse shoes known to man.
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If I were to explore music, I'd want to just focus on that and make that my priority.
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In the chilly hours and minutes Of uncertainty I want to be In the warm hold of your lovin' mind. To feel you all around me And to take your hand Along the sand, Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
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Even though James Burton was my idol, I didn't think I could carry his shoes back then.
