Eric Clapton Quotes
I listened to King Oliver and I listened to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Archie Shepp... I listened to everything I could that came from that place that they call the blues but, in formality, isn't necessarily the blues.
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There are some who call Yiddish a dead language, but so was Hebrew called for two thousand years. It has been revived in our time in a most remarkable, almost miraculous way. Aramaic was certainly a dead language for centuries but then it brought to light the Zohar, a work of mysticism of sublime value.
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Damn everyone to Hell. And damn the bloody forest. And God, too, for that matter.He looked up fearfully from his chill handful of water, but his silent blasphemy went unpunished.
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You can do as much as you think you can,But you'll never accomplish more;If you're afraid of yourself, young man,There's little for you in store.For failure comes from the inside first,It's there if we only knew it,And you can win, though you face the worst,If you feel that you're going to do it.
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I was never in an improv group. But when I went to school, we would do it all day long with friends, not knowing what it was called.
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There is more excitement, more amazement when a first is born. No subsequent babies can have that impact.
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Unlike presidential administrations, problems rarely have terminal dates.
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If I want to wear a dress, I'll wear a dress.
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When I'm in Paris, my favorite market is the Marche Raspail on the Left Bank.
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The editors and the creators of 'The Bachelor' and 'The Bachelorette,' they are so good at casting and at finding these young, beautiful lunatics to go on the show.
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I believe in karma.
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Beneficience removes evils, introduces the practice of virtue, and adds to general welfare and civilization.
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Anne hated the idea of putting me down in front of the audience.
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Coaches have told me I can help the team much more if I don't talk, if I don't moan.
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I just like Forrest Gump. Maybe I'm a little smarter than him, maybe I'm not. Probably because of the whole Southern aspect of his character and for some reason I always wind up on the better end of all deals... I've just kind of got the old silly boy luck!
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Men were not intended to work with the accuracy of tools, to be precise and perfect in all their actions.
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The heart which finds life in material wealth is usually certain to go farther and seek for more in the satisfaction of base and sullen appetites.
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Sleep refreshes only the body. It rarely sets the soul at rest
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Hey, I always say: if you want a quiet life, become a monk.
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It appears that President Obama is making great progress on climate change, he is changing the political climate in the country back to Republican.
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To choose suffering makes no sense at all; to choose God's will in the midst of our suffering makes all the sense in the world.
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I thought using one device would be simpler.
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I listened to King Oliver and I listened to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Archie Shepp... I listened to everything I could that came from that place that they call the blues but, in formality, isn't necessarily the blues.
