Eric Clapton Quotes
My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity.
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Most actors go, 'I read the script and fell in love with it'; I fall in love with the directors.
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If I must choose between healthy and tasty, I go for the second: having only one life to waste, it might as well be a pleasurable one.
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Any woman who wishes to smash into the world of men isn't very feminine.
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I can't understand artists that don't want to perform and, like, get on stage and do their songs for all their fans every night.
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Getting elected Governor of New Mexico, I really did enjoy that job. I thought I made a really big difference, and I think the same running for president of the United States - that I could make a really big, positive difference.
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They got word that the Japanese planes were coming back, so we sunk her ourselves so the Japanese wouldn't get it. We didn't want the Japanese to get it intact.
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I think it's a problem when something's a dream because it'll never live up to your expectations. It's better to go somewhere thinking it'll be horrible, and then be pleasantly surprised.
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I feel like I'm not the greatest general manager in the history of general managers, but I do OK, and I'm learning as I go. I try to just do my best with it.
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I am happy to donate funds to various organizations that help people in need.
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Because of the way my words get scrutinized, I have to use a level of precision so people don't accuse me of misleading them.
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The way to a man's heart is through his chest.
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I think I have a strange relationship with time. I'm not really aware of that time passing. I don't feel that I'm wasteful with time. But I'm not aware of it passing.
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In 'The Founders,' his new book about top charter schools, Richard Whitmire traces both the 'revolution' these schools brought about in many American cities as well as a parallel phenomenon, 'the charter pushback campaigns.'
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The only time people get pressured into doing reunions to make more money is when the current lineup is underperforming. And by bringing back the other guy, it increases their draw.
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It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.
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I can't make up my mind whether I want to dance like Josef Brown or dance with Josef Brown.
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I'm not a person who embraces challenges. I run from challenges. I break world records running from challenges.
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I am a guy who likes those who drive through red lights.
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Do you want the job done right, or do you want it done fast?
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What if a dawn of a doom of a dream bites this universe in two, peels forever out of his grave, and sprinkles nowhere with me and you?
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Everyone's talking about insoles nowadays, saying that it's a male necessity. To tell you the truth, I always use it because for people like me that started dancing at a very young age, it's more stable for me if my heel is pushed back a little. I wear it because it can make me dance better. But of course, since I wear it, my legs look longer too.
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I didn't imagine getting to 50, let alone still be playing music. When I was 18, I thought it'd all be over by the time I was 21.
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To understand the living present, and the promise of the future, it is necessary to remember the past.
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My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity.
