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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I've also gotten to play in front of a million people in Central Park when there was a grass roots movement calling for nuclear disarmament - it was about 1982 - they called it Peace Sunday.
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If I wasn't singing, I'd probably be, probably an accountant.
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Some weigh their pleasure by their lust, Their wisdom by their rage of will, Their treasure is their only trust; And cloake' d craft their store of skill. But all the pleasure that I find Is to maintain a quiet mind.
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As unique as we all are, an awful lot of us want the same things. We want to shake up our current less-than-fulfilling lives. We want to be happier, more loving, forgiving and connected with the people around us.
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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.
