Aaron Watson Quotes
I always tell people that my primary job is being a dad and husband. Music is just what pays the bills.
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I think the best president - because he changed the whole mood of the country, the whole economy of the country, and stood up to Communism... that was continuing its causes around the world, and backed them off and caused them to collapse - and that was Ronald Reagan.
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There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it's about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people.
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I'm obsessed with Radiohead. They're just the greatest band on the planet.
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Human writing reflects that of the universe; it is its translation, but also its metaphor: it says something totally different, and it says the same thing.
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I'm having a vacation, and it's so beautiful, and maybe I'll never get another film idea in my life.
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My connection with Basquiat was really in Los Angeles, which really was a whole different world to what he was experiencing in New York.
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My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him.
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I have a lot of fears that normal people have.
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We, the artists, make the stuff they sell and they're like ticks on our backs, sucking the life out of us.
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In all honesty, once you become a professional, number one, you're no longer a fan. I don't root for the Dodgers, really. I just try to do the game as best I can. And the winning and the losing will take care of itself.
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It is much more fun to write about villains then heroes. The villains are the ones that think out the scheme, and the heroes just kind of come along for the ride.
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I would love to write a screenplay for 'Badlands' one day. I don't think I could ever have the patience to do it; I don't even have the patience to write songs. I write some of the shortest songs ever because I don't have the patience.
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In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.
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It's not actually OK to just be apathetic about anything.
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Vietnam was the first time that Americans of different races had to depend on each other. In the Second World War, they were segregated; it was in Vietnam that American integration happened in the military - and it wasn't easy.
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That's a lovely starting point for me as an actor: the question of what will we - or can we - do with this lot of years with which we're blessed? More than my other films, 'The Danish Girl' is about the gigantic risks involved in being true to one's self.
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Financial markets need to become less, not more, efficient.
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To remain on earth you must be useful, otherwise Nature regards you as old metal, and is only watching for a chance to melt you over.
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Even though James Burton was my idol, I didn't think I could carry his shoes back then.
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I'm a paleoanthropologist, and my job is to define man's place in nature and explore what makes us human.
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When I'm writing a record, I kind of don't listen to much music. Just because I want to be inspired solely on the emotion; just based on how it feels.
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When I was growing up in comedy, there were maybe 10 comics in the whole country. Everyone had a day job. You worked free for years in little clubs, then you got your big break and became a star.
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I always tell people that my primary job is being a dad and husband. Music is just what pays the bills.
