Dolly Parton Quotes
Sometimes I start with a great title or idea, sometimes a great melody will run through my mind; but the higher percentage of the time, the words and music pretty much come at the same time.
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Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.
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It may well be our brains are wired up to be slightly more optimistic than they should be.
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Where I live, nobody who's fourteen is having sex and doing major drugs. And I think if you see it in the movies, you may be influenced by it. I think it's so important to preserve your innocence.
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We can grow crops less expensively because molecular manufacturing technology is inherently low cost.
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The idea that I could push the envelope using dedication and research and endless curiosity has propelled me in my life's work.
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To be able to take my pictures, I have to look, all the time, at the people and places I care about.
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Well, I'm not a critic, I'm just a worker. So, I'm always grateful for anything the critics say - good or bad.
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If Edith Wharton lived in the Age of Innocence, surely we now live in the Age of Deception.
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At the end of the day I want to be the guy who experienced music in all type of ways, with hip-hop being the roots of it.
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Whether it's mending a failing company, fighting corruption, tackling disease, or rebuilding a marriage, the hardest problems defy just-add-water remedies. Indeed, slapping on a Band-Aid when surgery is needed usually just makes things worse.
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At the end of the day, my life isn't about other people's work. I've got to stop giving stuff away. I've got my own stories to tell, and a great need to tell them. I've got these images, these thoughts in my head, and I need to find a way to cope with them.
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R. Kelly is an image, a brand. That's my job. There's a whole other side of me that's Robert, who is a father, a friend. But then I put on the game face and go into the studio and do the music. That's just another day at the office.
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We just couldn't seem to get the love from the Nashville awards shows... So Grammys really gave us validation, and so that's why they're such a big deal for us.
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Here is the dirty little secret about anti-abortion violence: It works.
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As long as a member state is a member state, there are no negotiations bilaterally on any trade agreement with third parties.
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In international relations, in foreign policy, a great deal has to do with historical circumstances, a great deal has to do with the sense and perception of people.
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My mom used to tell me, 'If you read 50 books, I'll get you a motorbike.'
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The government will always tell you that it wants low inflation. The real issue is the horizon over which to bring inflation down.
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Reflections can sometimes lie in order for the mind to try. Create your own butterfly wings. We are all valid.
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Big ideas come from forward thinking people who challenge the norm, think outside the box, and invent the world they see inside rather than submitting to the limitations of current dilemmas
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There are brilliant out lesbians and gay men and bisexuals and transgendered people and heterosexuals keeping the fire of change alive. Not a day goes by when I don't feel grateful to them for their work.
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We also very importantly recommend continued growth in the Army and the Marine Corps end strength.
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Sometimes I start with a great title or idea, sometimes a great melody will run through my mind; but the higher percentage of the time, the words and music pretty much come at the same time.
