James Brown Quotes
Retire for what? What would I do? I made my name as a person that is helping. I'm like Moses in the music business.
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I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theater from time to time, and to write, and produce. It's by no means sour grapes.
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I never want to sound preachy about youth and feminism, but I feel like there aren't enough young people coming out about their concerns and opinions.
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Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I don't trust myself. I need that balance.
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I discovered what it meant to 'live for Christ,' and that it honestly was something I wanted to do. The facts were there, and I could sense the Holy Spirit at work.
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For every reason it's not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded.
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A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
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Dub and reggae... I play that a lot around the house.
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I've written many extra verses to songs that I learned to sing - an extra verse about a friend, or just add some verse - and that led to writing my own songs.
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I try to be as ignorant about things as I can.
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On what can we now place our hopes of solving the many riddles which still exist as to the origin and composition of cosmic rays? It must be emphasized here above all that to attain really decisive progress greater funds must be made available.
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As much as possible, I try to encourage people to use stunt men because that is really their job.
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I'm on the board of directors for Peace Now, which works tirelessly between the Palestinians and the Israelis to create peace in the Middle East and we've never been closer.
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I think I have a strange relationship with time. I'm not really aware of that time passing. I don't feel that I'm wasteful with time. But I'm not aware of it passing.
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I struggled for many, many years following 'Music and Lyrics' - I mean really struggled.
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I just love writing. It's magical, it's somewhere else to go, it's somewhere much more dreadful, somewhere much more exciting. Somewhere I feel I belong, possibly more than in the so-called real world.
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I have won many awards and I am very happy about this, but I am not the best player in the world.
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I love the produce section at the grocery store.
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I've never seen anything so abhorrent in my life as Harry Reid. He's an equal opportunity basher. He goes after everybody, and I think it has been so, frankly, disgusting.
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The ANC will never die; it will live.
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If I can sing along to it, it's pop music.
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I was one of the very first people to ever do a video in country music.
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Part of the business of being an artist is abetting talent. The best do that.
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It’s our responsibility to continue to address the gender and racial gap and reflect the full mosaic of executive talent. Actions speak louder than words. We’re very proud at Epic to have one of the most diverse staffs in the business.
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Retire for what? What would I do? I made my name as a person that is helping. I'm like Moses in the music business.
