Richard Marx Quotes
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If even in science there is no a way of judging a theory but by assessing the number, faith and vocal energy of its supporters, then this must be even more so in the social sciences: truth lies in power.
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Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It was given to us to learn at the outset that life is a profound and passionate thing.
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I know that I was put on this planet to be an athlete.
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I am genuinely into soul, R&B and hip hop - all these genres that get slapped under the 'soul' genre. That spoke to me more than it did to my punk-rock friends. And punk spoke more to me than it did to my soul friends. I basically didn't fit comfortably in either world.
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I am like a man so busy in letting rooms in one end of his house, that he can't stop to put out the fire that is burning the other.
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I have lost my mental faculties but am perfectly well.
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We show our faces to demand human rights for everyone, everywhere.
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What men are among the other formations of the earth, artists are among men.
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The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.
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So long as the Zulu people are here, clearly I will still have a role to play in this country.
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If I can put it together, I've got an opportunity to win.
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I get along very well with animals and children. I dig them, I get them.
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I have been sustained by cane field, the cane plantation I have.
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I certainly don't have any boundaries myself, but I think I'm very aware of other people's.
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Mankind: A quality of life upgrade is available to each and every one of you. It should give you a quality of life upgrade, which means no drugs, no alcohol, no fast food - unless, of course, it's a mallard.
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The state of law is equal for all people. It cannot depend on electoral politics.
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Fashion shows used to be more crazy. Now they've become a bit too serious.
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There was no religion in my life growing up. Did God invent us or did we invent God?
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Prose cannot compete with the economy of poetry, the ability to have a full artistic experience in a short period of time.
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The songwriting style, to me, is superior... there was a certain amount of joy in it, no matter how sad the song is. You get joy in listening to these Buddy Holly or Roy Orbison sad lyrics. I'm attracted to songs that have balance between the darks and the lights and giving them all equal opportunity.
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If I come across an issue, or something I feel strongly about, and I happen to think of a song that would go in that direction, then I do it. But that's not what I start out, necessarily, to do. Sometimes I may have an idea for a song - "Well, I'm going to write about a thing.
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Orchestra had a little brass ensemble on two tracks as well, but the rest was me. I knew I couldn't continue in this direction, even if people liked it, because I can only duplicate myself.
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I certainly didn't reach out to my old assets and ask 'em how they're doing, although I would have liked to.
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I've never written a song that I thought was a hit.
