Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (John Denver) Quotes
I was never trying to write a hit. I was just trying to write good songs and get a message out, and it was my great good fortune to be popular.
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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Like baseball, food will never go out of style; we will always need to eat and we will always find it entertaining. I think of food TV this way - all the fun and none of the calories.
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I was passionate about soccer. I still am. Odd, though - playing soccer always made me much more anxious than playing tennis. On soccer days, I'd be out of bed by 6 in the morning, all nervous. But I was always calm when it was time for a tennis match. I still don't know why.
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Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet.
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I love 'The Wire;' that's my favorite show, so I'll watch that.
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It's up to the audience. It always has been.
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There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust.
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Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.
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After school I moved to London to get involved in music. I took the whole thing very seriously.
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My children receive education that greatly emphasizes the fact they are part of a human group that has tradition, collective memory, and a state. I am a great believer in the need for Israel to be a Jewish state. I certainly believe my children will pass that on to their children.
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I think there needs some attention to be paid to what sport is going to represent to young people: should it be viewed in the competitive, team-oriented sense that it is now, or does it become a vehicle for betting, which may, in effect, change the atmosphere in the stadiums and the arenas?
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There's nothing in the Bible that says, 'You must play video games.'
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I choose to express myself.
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My style has been pretty much like a newspaper. It's got politics in it, it's got media, sports, family relations, you know, all the sections you would expect, and wonderful religion things.
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If anybody's getting a shot, somebody's getting a shot against me because I'm the guy to beat.
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For a long time, it was believed that war was waged by armies which could not be identified with the nation itself. Professional soldiers took upon themselves the job of defending national interests, and it was understood that the war affected only them; the country itself went on living and working.
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Everything I do is blown out of proportion. It really hurts my feelings.
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The fundamental law of nature is to not know too much about yourself.
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As a good horse is not very apt to jump over a bank, if left to guide himself, I let mine pick his own way.
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After I went through two years of not winning an event, what kept me going was winning one more major. Once I won that last U.S. Open, I spent the next six months trying to figure out what was next. Slowly my passion for the sport just vanished. I had nothing left to prove.
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I just think it's sad that the main places in our culture that we designate to meet new people are bars and nightclubs.
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I'm trying to speak--to write-the truth. I"m trying to be clear. I'm not interested in being fancy, or even original. Clarity and truth will be plenty, if I can only achieve them.
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I was never trying to write a hit. I was just trying to write good songs and get a message out, and it was my great good fortune to be popular.
