Steve Winwood Quotes
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Creating things sometimes is difficult.
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I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.
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I had two sisters carried away in a chain-gang - one of them left two children. We were always uneasy.
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You've really got to start hitting the books because it's no joke out here.
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Now, everybody knows my music. So that's really cool. A lot of kids know it. Now, when I go to a sports game, everybody knows my name.
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The first thing I look at is, 'Is the entrepreneur going after really big problems, to the extent that it feels scary when they talk about it?' You wonder if the idea is possible. I have seen that a lot of times, people go after small problems, and that's a sign that they are not confident.
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Introspection, or 'sitting in the silence,' is an unscientific way of trying to force apart the mind and senses, tied together by the life force. The contemplative mind, attempting its return to divinity, is constantly dragged back toward the senses by the life currents.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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When I arrived at Barcelona, I was following a dream, but I now realize sometimes it's better to be content with what you have rather than follow a dream which nearly kills you.
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TV, film, and theater are considered art, and art is a reflection of life. What happens in life includes violence, unfortunately.
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The future ain't what it used to be.
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I have won the most national titles as a German, so what should I do after that? Lay back and take it easy? That's not how I am.
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I think it's difficult to do fashion for men, because either you become very over-homosexual fashion or very boring fashion. You don't want a boy who looks 15 in a little pair of shorts with some strange art... But to see just a jacket and tie is boring.
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Unfortunately or fortunately, in order to become acquainted with the idiom of country or rock music, it is necessary to occasionally play in a bar. Bars are a rehearsal place.
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Because Islam in its original form was tough and hard, not weak and pliable.
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I get really excited about other female acts. I feel inspired when I see another women succeeding in music because it makes me realize that if they can do it, I can do it.
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The characteristic of scientific progress is our knowing that we did not know.
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I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it's not a western invention.
Garry Kasparov
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Sickness, doctors, that scares me, not violence - helplessness. That's why I turn to violent stories.
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You say I look goofy? OK, great. You say it's comedy? Great. Whatever anyone thought, I didn't care. Could be goony, could be sexy, could be stupid, could be cool. I didn't know, but as long as it was something, you know?
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I realized after writing songs for years how important it is. Whether it provides a living for me or not, that creative outlet is something I need.
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It is the soldier and the army, not parliamentary majorities and decisions, that have welded the German Empire together. I put my trust in the army.
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There is no great difficulty to separate the soul from the body, but it is not so easy to restore life to the dead.
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When life is too much, roll with it, baby.
