Chris Squire Quotes
'Drama' was put together quickly; there were a lot of intense, 16-hour days. Despite the pressure, it was a lot of fun, and the end result was an album I'm very proud of.
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So long as you create laws that define women as victims, as creatures that demand protection, that need bodyguards, you are going to perpetuate the very worst of our sexist past.
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A lot of news is just entertainment masquerading as news.
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Basketball paid for four years of my education, and I am so proud of that.
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I consider a CD or a comedy collection as a record of what I've been doing, and I try to wrap it up and start new material.
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I'm an all-or-nothing person.
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I would love to play a superhero. I wish I could be in 'The Avengers,' kicking butt.
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In business, every phase of things counts. Companies that just yell out a low price today to win business aren't going to make money in the long term.
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On occasion, I used to give presents to the kings, besides the hire that I gave to to their sons who accompany me; and nevertheless, they seized me with my companions.
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It's very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That's my rule.
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The Simpsons can go anywhere in the world and not worry about any budgetary issues. However, even when the show has had its run, I think the characters can go on in perpetuity.
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I want to be a positive influence. I want to be someone who they want to call in and want here consistently, regardless of my role.
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I don't write a great song every day. I don't write a great song every couple weeks. It comes in such random times.
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I missed a lot of school for auditions, but other than that I had a very normal childhood.
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The world was not supportive. They look at me as a joke for 13 to 14 years until I could prove feasibility; then I had competitors. Those that laughed at me became my competitors.
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Like sex in Victorian England, the reality of Big Business today is our big dirty secret.
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I think when you're a TV presenter, you have to have a reason for doing it, and a lot of them have been around a long time and grafted for that. The reason why it works with me on 'The Xtra Factor' is because I was a contestant on it, and I have a relationship with the viewers at home.
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We all have a cross-gender character: Every woman has a man that they can play, and every man has a woman that they can play.
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Writing can be a tough gig. Whenever you do something in which you put yourself out there - if that becomes the focus of your life, you miss the point of living. You've really got to get the grounding of family and the things that are important in your life and make that your focus.
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Sometimes it's great fun to be silly, like children playing statues and dying of laughter. And sometimes being silly breaks the even pace and lets you get a new start.
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Finding a 'sacrificial lamb' on whom to tag blame for complicated problems is an important instrument in the toolkit of politicians, because it deflects blame for the nation's economic woes away from their own regulatory lapses, economic mismanagement and coddling to labor unions.
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I'm generally pessimistic about the dumbing down of America - especially with summer movies.
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Where is there a boy to whom the call of the wild and the open road does not appeal?
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'Drama' was put together quickly; there were a lot of intense, 16-hour days. Despite the pressure, it was a lot of fun, and the end result was an album I'm very proud of.
