Kevin Parker (Kevin Richard Parker) Quotes
My mum was quite poor, and my dad was rich. She didn't dig that, so she left him.
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You won't really get a lot of the mainstream, lovey-dovey side because that wasn't a part of my life in the beginning.
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I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.''
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When you commit to something and have fun with it, it appreciates you, the gift, and it starts to help you out.
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I'm always on the phone because I'm usually not with the people I want to be with.
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I think socializing on the Internet is to socializing what reality TV is to reality.
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Like the old Italian saying goes, 'It ain't rocket surgery.'
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You know, one of the only times I ever wrote about art was the obituary of Warhol that I did for the Village Voice.
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Like parents, cooks shouldn't have favourites, but some recipes inevitably shine more than others.
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Personally, of course it's exasperating when people think you're just swanning around in Europe, going to the occasional fashion show and then being glamorous at a party.
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No one is above the law, not even the president. I believe perjury does meet at least the definition of high misdemeanor.
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'Firewall' seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides 'military' and 'government?'
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One good thing is I was instilled with really good values. My mom treats everyone the same.
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I'm an ambitious person. I never consider myself in competition with anyone, and I'm not saying that from an arrogant standpoint, it's just that my journey started so, so long ago, and I'm still on it and I won't stand still.
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When mom and dad were at the height of their careers, and things were super-crazy, and they couldn't leave their houses, there wasn't social media. It was all about autographs. Now, everyone's the press. I feel fame is perforated: it can be glorious, but it can completely destroy a human, too.
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The old Dodgers were something special, but of my teammates overall, there was nobody like Pee Wee Reese for me.
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Nations consist of people. And with their effort, a nation can accomplish all it could ever want.
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Although I'm not from London originally: I moved down here when I was 16, so it's played a part in my life. It's where I've lived for all that time.
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Virtual reality is inevitably going to become mainstream - it's only a question of how good it needs to be before the mainstream is willing to use it.
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I was not good in school. I could never read very fast or very well. I got tested for learning disabilities, for dyslexia. Then I got put on Ritalin and Dexedrine. I took those starting in the eighth grade. As soon as they pumped that drug into me, it would focus me right in.
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When I was younger, me and my dad worked really hard. We did it the hard way.
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A lot of 'Time' was actually about a friend's relationship and me seeing what she went through and how she felt.
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I think it's great that they are getting funding, but it's just too easy. They don't have to work for it. We did it because we had pride, because we loved it.
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Uncertainty is the worst of all evils until the moment when reality makes us regret uncertainty.
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My mum was quite poor, and my dad was rich. She didn't dig that, so she left him.
