Robert James Ritchi (Kid Rock) Quotes
I guess there's enough information out there to support that I'm a crazy, wild dude and rock and roll and this, that and the other. And there's enough information to support that, you know, I'm a single father, that, you know, has been a pretty standup guy in his community and pretty private about that stuff.
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Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man', 'nature', 'death' and 'tragedy'.
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When the simple word processors came in, writing became crisper, less dense - just because of the way we could instantly edit on the screen. Now the ability to mash up words and pictures and links and songs and tweets is what matters. I can't imagine what writing will be like in 2154.
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I always focused on being an actor. I did stand-up briefly, but I also did a lot of dramatic work. But since I've been on 'The Daily Show,' people think I'm a comedian. That's not how I see myself.
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I did enjoy football, but the injury factor for me, you know, I had so many issues. I don't know how long my career would've been.
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We expect President Bush to implement his own vision of a two-state solution, the birth of the Palestinian State and the ending of the occupation that started in 1967.
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Lots of people can write a good first page but to sustain it, that's my litmus test. If I flip to the middle of the book and there's a piece of dialogue that's just outstanding, or a description, then I'll flip back to the first page and start it.
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I can't read novels while I'm writing a novel, because somebody's voice creeps in.
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In the military I could exercise the power of being automatically respected because of the medals on my chest, not because I had done anything right at the moment to earn that respect. This is pretty nice. It's also a psychological trap that can stop one's growth and allow one to get away with just plain bad behavior.
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There is nothing I'm any more passionate than empowering the next generation.
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I like structure, cool, hip songs, and fun, hooky music.
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The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
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Now, I don't know how they judge all that, but if anybody in the world deserves to be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Ritchie Valens does.
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I never, by any regard, ever denied any part of my family roots.
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All my fiction starts from a feeling of unique perception, the pressure of a secret, a story that needs to be told.
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Most of the largest software companies in the world today are based on Oracle, and they were once startups.
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Sometimes it takes dealing with a disability - the trauma, the relearning, the months of rehabilitation therapy - to uncover our true abilities and how we can put them to work for us in ways we may have never imagined.
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We are a total of our sum parts, right? I came from a family of very strong women - black women. And if I go back as far as my great grandmothers, there was always that love and the ability to be nurturing. Then I grew up in a household where my father was the one who was more affectionate with me.
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It's grueling never knowing if the audience is going to think you're funny. It's soul-destroying when they don't laugh.
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I also had a mistaken attitude towards certain comrades.
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Having a director who is also an actor makes for that very relaxed way of working and it's empowering.
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Things have changed. Now it's not the outward appearance, it's the inward man that I'm trying to change. And that's the message I bring to the people.
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There’s seldom as much hurry as I used to think there was.
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I guess there's enough information out there to support that I'm a crazy, wild dude and rock and roll and this, that and the other. And there's enough information to support that, you know, I'm a single father, that, you know, has been a pretty standup guy in his community and pretty private about that stuff.
