Chris Robinson Quotes
What I had to learn was, that I'm only responsible for my perception of things. The world's not out to get you. That's not the way it works.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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If I am honest, my food is actually quite far removed from both the food of my mother and my father.
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I made myself famous by writing 'songs' and lyrics about the beauty of the things I did and ugliness, too.
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I never intended for the Monster Ball to be a religious experience, it just became one.
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Conflict is very much a state of mind. If you're not in that state of mind, it doesn't bother you.
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Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it, forever.
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The red-carpet thing of premieres and parties is probably my least favourite part of my job.
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If you only believe that you're an artist when you have a big advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say that's quite soulless. You have to have a sense of your own greatness and your own ability from a very deep place inside you. I am the one with the litmus test in my hands of what people need to hear next.
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With any kind of mean girl, or anyone who bullies anyone, there's always a reason for it. There is that sadness in them or insecurity that makes them feel like they need to act out or hurt other people.
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The voices on the record, that was trying to treat my voice like guitar players treat guitar tones.
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My protest about the post exchange seating bore some results. More seats were allocated for blacks, but there were still separate sections for blacks and for whites. At least I had made my men realize that something could be accomplished by speaking out, and I hoped they would be less resigned to unjust conditions.
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I've never seen anywhere in the world as beautiful as Kashmir. It has something to do with the fact that the valley is very small and the mountains are very big, so you have this miniature countryside surrounded by the Himalayas, and it's just spectacular. And it's true, the people are very beautiful too.
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For Bitcoin, if it becomes a thing, it will become an enormous thing. It will be world-changing. But if it's nothing, it's nothing. There is no in between.
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I think fan fiction is the way most writers start, and the same goes for music and design.
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I think New York audiences are some of the brightest in the world, and certainly the most enthusiastic.
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There are a thousand ways to play any role.
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The past speaks to us in a thousand voices, warning and comforting, animating and stirring to action.
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Frankly, right is right and wrong is wrong, particularly when a parent is talking to a child. A bright line around moral responsibility is very important.
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I've seen so many excellent actors - excellent actors - who, the minute they're told they're in a comedy, turn into God knows what - creatures from another planet! I mean they just... the voice changes, they don't look the same, it's like - it has no similarity to any living human being, do you know what I mean?
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I look at my Twitter feed sometimes, and there's just people tearing apart other performers.
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Starting in 2005, my first session in the legislature, my colleagues elected me to be Democratic whip.
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A lot of young actors look up to me, and I wouldn't trade that for any money in the world. I don't want to lose their respect and be a hypocrite.
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Since I'm essentially optimistic, I can't imagine a world in which man is totally decimated or degraded.
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What I had to learn was, that I'm only responsible for my perception of things. The world's not out to get you. That's not the way it works.
