Eric Burdon Quotes
People we've encountered at pivotal moments who profoundly influence our direction are not necessarily the people whose names everybody knows. More often, they are the people who say or do just the right thing, at the right time.

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I didn't choose to write a military man as much as Vince Haven chose me.
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It is the function of the President, representing the executive principle, to execute the laws.
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I don't know whether the universe contains any evidence of intelligent design, but I can assure you that thousands of everyday products do not.
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What we want to do is put a price on greenhouse gases. Because if they're more expensive, businesses will find a way to be more efficient or switch to solar or hydro or wind power. So that will reduce emissions.
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Disease generally begins that equality which death completes.
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You want to read a book? That requires introspection. It requires time away from people and time away from the constant need to communicate and to connect.
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Winter testing is essential but there comes a point where you have had enough of all the rehearsals and the pretend racing. You just want to get down to the real action.
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So I was in America and I thought I'll stick around while I'm here and just see what happens. The next film I did was High Art, so I guess it started with a sort of vague idea but really just a fantasy.
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Dolomite is a whole mess of stuff, a mixture. It gets characterised as 'a stuff' because of the interest of oil geologists. It would have been a nonentity were it not for its applications.
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Using a forecasting company is like going to a fortune-teller. If you believe the company and the color does not sell, who do you blame? The forecasters? No, you blame yourself.
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Some artists are working to buy the mansion or whatever the element of fame must bear, but I spend all my money on my show.
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Prestige is the shadow of money and power.
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All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.
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To be a more efficient, faster, and cheaper way to send money around the world, you have to be able to get in and out of Bitcoin. You need to have a liquid exchange on either end of the corridor.
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Marriage requires a special talent, like acting. Monogamy requires genius.
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No industry in living memory has collapsed faster than daily print journalism.
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I came across humanity in Istanbul, and all I know about life comes from Istanbul, and definitely, I am writing about Istanbul. I also love the city because I live there, it has formed me, and it's me. Of course it is natural. If somebody lived all his life in Delhi, he will write about Delhi.
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My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process.
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There were many years when I was hand-to-mouth and didn't know how I was gonna make rent. I've done every job under the sun, from busing tables, temping, and working in factories to SAT prep and detailing cars. So to be able to make a living where all I do is write is absolutely liberating.
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Production is a lot of work. Nobody sent me that memo when they came to me to do television.
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People go into science out of curiosity, not to win awards. But scientists are human and have ambitions.
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Small things amuse small minds.
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We all know that I love writing Gambit.
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People we've encountered at pivotal moments who profoundly influence our direction are not necessarily the people whose names everybody knows. More often, they are the people who say or do just the right thing, at the right time.