Clint Smith Quotes
When you sing that this country was founded on freedom, don't forget the duet of shackles dragging against the ground my entire life.
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If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it, write it in the sand near the water's edge.
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In terms of Rogers, I can't comment on how other fighters in the UFC would fare with Brett Rogers because that's just speculation.
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I will never sign to a major record label again. If, by some mega fluke, a record of mine looked like it might break big, I'd try and do it via an indie or somehow license it. I'm not having my music owned by those corporate bastards again.
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I endeavour to read more, be more informed on gay rights. Whatever floats your boat is my outlook. It's hard enough to be happy without having legislation against you, too.
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You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride. He's too self-deprecating.
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Escapism makes a lot of intuitive sense - whisk people away from their cares with stories of a better life.
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There's such a preoccupation with liquidity and such an unwillingness to invest beyond the horizon of the next quarter and making sure that the CEOs hit their quarterly earnings.
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As a brand, Ahla is one of Strauss-Elite's strongest. But we need to do a lot of marketing in order to regain market leadership. I have no doubt that we will do that, even if it takes time.
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In private, I'm a hippie who follows Buddhism, does yoga, meditates and loves to dance wildly.
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Religious fundamentalists in Bangladesh have always argued for a ban on my books.
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I have moved to a smaller house in Paris, and I don't fancy having so much staff now.
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I believe in the 'Wal-Mart' school of business. The less people pay, the more they enjoy it.
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I don't want to set the world up for surprises.
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Sometimes you have to be okay with what you are to the world, where you are in the world, and make the most of it.
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The Rio Earth Summit in 1992 changed my life completely, turning me into an activist. From the air, you see things you can't see from the ground - you really understand the impact of man, even in a place you know well. My work is meant to convince people we can no longer live like this.
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It would be judicious to act with magnanimity towards a prostrate foe.
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Bring it on. Dissent is central to any democracy.
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I don't think generally politician come from democratic country. I think not that thinking. But sometimes little bit short-sighted. They are mainly looking for their next vote.
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The original Spencer Tracy version of 'The Old Man and the Sea' was always terribly flawed because of the over-reliance on voice over, but it's still a beautiful movie.
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Not taking risks one doesn't understand is often the best form of risk management.
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We were gradually playing larger venues and in the early days PA systems were kind of non-existent. So to play loud, we had to use louder equipment. The PA systems back then didn't mic the instruments - only the vocals.
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I'm a dirt road out in the country kind of person, but I remember thinking, I could live in Chicago.
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President Obama had a few historians at the White House for a couple of dinners. I was lucky enough to be one of those asked, and he was very interested in Ronald Reagan, and I came away feeling that.
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When you sing that this country was founded on freedom, don't forget the duet of shackles dragging against the ground my entire life.
