Rickie Lee Skaggs (Ricky Skaggs) Quotes
I just want to keep playing music and keep recording. I feel like my best days are ahead.
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It doesn't matter how much you want. What really matters is how much you want it. The extent and complexity of the problem does not matter was much as does the willingness to solve it.
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If a political opponent has different approaches than mine, that doesn't make them a bad person. It means they have different backgrounds, experiences, and ideas.
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In the case of my book, I don't think it's really the coming-out gay novel that everyone really needed, even though it was received as such. The boy is too creepy, he betrays his teacher, the only adult man with whom he's enjoyed a sexual experience, etc.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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It would make everything I worked for meaningless if baseball is integrated but political parties were segregated.
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Going out at night and having a fabulous social life takes a lot out of you, and I don't know if I have that much to give, honestly. I would rather give that time to my kids or spend that time reading a book or watching a film. I am selfish and lazy.
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I'm mostly drawn to narratives that are difficult for me to visualize.
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I feel privileged that I've been able to get anywhere, with my quote-unquote limited mainstream appeal, given my race and subject matter. Of course, I always have my masters to fall back on.
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Adulthood is not a goal. It's not seen as a gift.
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I can laugh and cry at the drop of a freakin' hat - all at the same time.
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As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.
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The presumption of innocence, the benefit of the doubt, walking without worrying - these should not be hallmarks of white privilege. They are human rights - human rights - that should be enjoyed by all.
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I think cinema is closer to allegories than to reality. It's closer to our dreams.
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Movies, particularly the big hit movies, are all just special effects. But on television, the writers are in control of the shows, and they control the scripts.
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But because our organization has grown so much and in so many different ways, the delegation process places responsibility and authority on the shoulders of people you can watch grow and watch the way they treat others.
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Take your mind off the problems for a moment, and focus on the positive possibilities. Consider how very much you are able to do.
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Which country in the world has the kind of talent India has in numbers?
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I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.
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True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.
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Everybody gathered at my Aunt Hannah's house, and we sat around and talked, ate, drank and told lies. That's what people do, and I just sat there and listened.
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There is no such thing as a free lunch.
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We are not going to continue until we hear the fucking roof rattle.
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Music is an extremely powerful force if used properly to uplift people. I believe music should be uplifting and not downgrading... it's a very, very powerful tool.
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I just want to keep playing music and keep recording. I feel like my best days are ahead.
