Rick Nielsen Quotes
When you're growing up you need your parents, but you don't want to be associated with them because you're trying to have your own life.

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I'm profoundly lucky. I really like it. I really like my work. I've liked it since I was 5 years old.
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In life go straight and turn right.
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With Spotify, people don't get it until they try it. Then they tell their friends.
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We have agreed with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to cease all acts of violence against the Israelis and against the Palestinians wherever they are. Tranquility and quiet that will be witnessed and in our land, starting today, is the beginning for a new era.
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Steve Jobs changed my life. He also changed the life of every designer.
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And as I reinvent myself and I'm constantly curious about everything, I can't wait to see what's around the corner in newfound art and entertainment and exploration.
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It would be curious to discover who it is to whom one writes in a diary. Possibly to some mysterious personification of one's own identity.
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As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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Basically, books were a luxury item before the printing press.
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I know it's a cliche, but the whole family is just whacked. I mean, we're all out of our minds. They're the funniest, most eccentric bizarre people I've ever met, my siblings.
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The CARFA Act is about accountability in the federal government: making sure that taxpayers are getting their money's worth and not being defrauded. This is a bipartisan concept, and it is worthy of broad support across the Congress.
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In my opinion, Christian Dior was never, ever theatre.
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South Dakota is a great state because of its values, not because of dependence on government.
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I would never suggest anyone to stay at a company more than six or seven years. We grow as individuals and the world is moving so fast. Typically, I'll always sell a piece of each of my companies along the way.
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Listen! There will be no more offerings, neither child nor parent. There will be no more sacrifices for anyone other than our fellow human. The time of obedience and atonement is past.
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Mac continued to write scathing commentary on assorted hypocrisies in high places and low, without which hypocrisies, he cheerfully conceded, civilized life would be impossible.
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And I stare at the phone, he still hasn't called.And then you feel so low you can't feel nothing at all.And you flash back to when he said forever and always.Oh, and it rains in your bedroom,Everything is wrong.It rains when you're here and it rains when you're gone.'Cause I was there when you said forever and always.
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My main goal when I started my collection – and I didn’t think beyond this actually – was that I wanted to dress rock stars and the people that go to rock concerts.
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Food is everything. Food, friends, family: Those are the most important things in life.
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Always expecting this and expecting that. May I recommend serenity to you? A life that is burdened with expectations is a heavy life. Its fruit is sorrow and disappointment. Learn to be one with the joy of the moment.
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Doing what you're afraid of, getting out of your comfort zone, taking risks like that- that's what life is.
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I've always wanted to play Maria in West Side Story. My idol is Natalie Wood, and I love the movie, so I think a modern-day twist on it would be really neat.
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When you're growing up you need your parents, but you don't want to be associated with them because you're trying to have your own life.