Clarence Clemons (The Big Man) Quotes
Of all the surgeries I've had, there's not much left to operate on. I am totally bionic.
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'Extraordinary' is an original fairy tale, a contemporary story. But like a traditional fairy tale, it heads quickly into frightening, bloody territory. I am afraid for my book, as it goes out alone into the world, just as I was frightened for Phoebe as I wrote and rewrote her story.
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I'm bigger now than when I was eating meat. My lifts in the gym are better. I'm in better shape.
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The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.
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I started the business as a computer consulting business, which, coupled to my nickname, Scorpion, formed the full name Scorpion Computer Services.
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I play the guitar. This year at the Sundance film festival, I joined the band from 'The Guitar' on stage. We warmed up for Patti Smith, and then the director Michel Gondry got on the drums to play some songs from the soundtrack to his film Be Kind Rewind with Mos Def. It was pretty mad.
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Unless you love someone, nothing else makes any sense.
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Accept what people offer. Drink their milkshakes. Take their love.
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I always have one foot in the street, so I know not everyone wants to dress like the women they see in music videos.
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The Hit Stick is a tremendous invention. It really gave you control as a defensive player because most of the time, 'Madden' is such an offensive game. But the Hit Stick really gave you the opportunity to shine on defense for the first time.
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As in the early 20th century, the elemental forces of globalisation have unravelled broad solidarities and loyalties.
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It was extremely hard going from being a parent of one to a parent of three, because now all these instant decisions have to be made about how you balance out the time and attention between them.
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There is no more defiant denial of one man's ability to possess one woman exclusively than the prostitute who refuses to redeemed.
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We don't have to sit by while Trump uses his enormous global platform to undermine our national security. We would love to be able to actually force Twitter's hand to live up to its rules, explicitly forbidding hate speech and encouraging violence.
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My definition of a redundancy is an air-bag in a politician's car.
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I took an acting class. After the first day, the teacher quit, so they said take another. When I saw 'How to be a Stand-up Comedian,' it resonated. I realized I'd rather make 200 people laugh than make one person cry.
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It's an honor to be awarded the Liberty Medal.
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There is a difference between not understanding and being willfully obtuse.
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Commitment often means that a woman achieves her primary fantasy, while a man gives his up. In exchange for forfeiting his primary fantasy, what does he hope to fulfill? His primary need: intimacy.
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Hate has no place in the house of God.
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The future is trash. Recycling it, re-arranging it. Making it beautiful again.
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A lot of comedians do bits where they say, 'I was listening to this song, and this person said this, and you know how they say that?' And I thought it would work better if I actually had a DJ put that song lyric right there. It makes it more dynamic, and it's more energetic.
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Radio is a really strange business now, too. There's a very narrow door and a very few people control what gets played.
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A few years ago, kids from poor areas in France were asked to draw items of food. For a chicken, they drew a drumstick. For a fish, they drew a fish stick. Those are extremes, but there is a lot that needs to be done to help children discover good food.
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Of all the surgeries I've had, there's not much left to operate on. I am totally bionic.
