Peter Gabriel Quotes
Happy music that is genuinely joyful is probably the hardest music to write. I think miserable stuff is more natural to the human condition and maybe more cathartic.
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Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.
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It must take account of what it decrees for today in order that today may not paralyze tomorrow.
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The science of life is changing hearts and minds.
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Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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Latin music has many international influences - pop, rock, country, Brazilian sounds, and alternative styles.
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I got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety.
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I can say this: You haven't lived until you've had to wear a triplet pregnancy belly. You would be amazed at what a girl can learn based on the different months of pregnancy to make her character more interesting.
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Singing and dancing is not just for the cast of 'Glee'. We can wake up doing both and have it be a natural expression of who we are.
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Small okra pods have a much more attractive texture than large ones, which, when cooked, can be gloopy, stringy and totally spoil a dish.
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The crazy thing about the dab is like - dance moves, once you create them, they last forever.
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You may count on Mexico's support, since your commitment to the noblest causes of mankind and your vast experience are and will be invaluable in enabling us, together, to achieve a better world.
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The taste of any simple tomato-based salad is dependent on the quality of the tomatoes.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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Cuba never had advisors in Vietnam. The military there knew very well how to conduct their war.
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The American president has a peculiar leadership responsibility to speak out for freedom.
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On television, it's all just shiny, successful people, and so I feel somebody has to wave a flag for the ordinary people who are not quite sure that they are getting it right.
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I have a hyper personality.
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Music has to change. I don't want to stay the same forever.
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Kansas City, I would say, did more for jazz music, black music, than any other influence at all. Almost all their joints that they had there, they used black bands. Most musicians who amounted to anything, they would flock to Kansas City because that's the place where jobs were plentiful.
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To look for some kind of insight or meaning in pop songs is not really - well there's plenty of other places where you should probably look first before you start looking for it in a pop song. I guess it was just because I was really into music as a child, and I wanted it to say more. It was the thing, wasn't it? And now it isn't.
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Political people don't solve stuff - not really. Political people are like guys in pop music.
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“I love old things. Modern things are so cold. I need things that have lived.”
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Happy music that is genuinely joyful is probably the hardest music to write. I think miserable stuff is more natural to the human condition and maybe more cathartic.
