Peter Gabriel Quotes
I didn't leave the band to go solo so much as to stop feeling like a production item.
Quotes to Explore
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Kids are taking music for free all the time. They have Spotify, Pandora... The record companies aren't making the kind of music that they used to make. Artists make their money on tours, not from album sales.
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Just as water is a key ingredient to growth on the farm, capital is required for businesses to thrive.
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I hate to hear 'Less is more.' It's a crock of crap.
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It is not easy for me to digest meat. I waste too much energy in digesting meat, and that's why I get my proteins from other products. I like beans and other legume plants very much. I need a lot of 'live' products such as fruit and vegetables.
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In writing 'William Shakespeare's Star Wars,' I had the freedom to go beyond the original script and add asides, soliloquys and even new scenes. The main characters all get a soliloquy or two - or in Luke's case, several.
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After the 1960s and '70s, there were real doubts about whether a mortal man could handle the country's highest office. It had destroyed Johnson, corrupted Nixon, and overwhelmed Ford and Carter.
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People find it hard to fit exercise into their working-day life. Nine to five jobs take up most of your day, so it's always difficult. But a little can go a long way. It can literally be 10 or 15 minutes of exercise that can be of real benefit.
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To have survived in radio for 30 years is pretty remarkable. Even more remarkable is to have been able to do it in the same market I've lived in my whole life.
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In their heyday, comics were a dominant force in popular culture, but that's over.
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An Atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church. An atheist believes that deed must be done instead of prayer said. An atheist strives for involvement in life and not escape into death. He wants disease conquered, poverty vanished, war eliminated.
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You bird-brained baby. I ain't called anybody baby since Birdman; unless you're a swallow.
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I'm definitely the most tech-savvy in my family. My wife wouldn't have a clue, as far as getting the computer working. All of my kids, it's amazing. Like everybody's kids, they're more savvy than I am, probably.
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If he can hit, he can hit. I don't care if he came from Class Z league.
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I really admire people who have long-distance relationships. It's an incredible achievement. I couldn't do it.
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The government is determined to continue the process of fiscal consolidation and structural reform in order to secure sound public finances and improve the country's international competitiveness.
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The famous pilot season literally sends shivers down my spine.
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I've always gotten along best with artists.
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I don't have a very good diet.
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I like to see things. I see a lot more art than I'd like to see. We have to be polite and see the art shows of people we know. We see a lot of art.
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Sometimes, you try something, and it works in terms of success. That doesn't mean you like what is a hit. Sometimes you like the most obscure song on your album.
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The imagination is fertile. From seeds of the imagination, much is made manifest.
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We were going to leave a mark on the world but instead the world left marks on us.
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Actually touring solo is a little more difficult. It's more demanding than being under the "wing" of the band, no pun intended. It's more intimidating to sing in front of smaller crowds. The buck stops with me.
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I didn't leave the band to go solo so much as to stop feeling like a production item.
