Chris Squire Quotes
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I prefer drama; I think character-driven drama is my favorite kind of stuff to go watch, and I like being challenged by that kind of stuff in that way.
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All change is bad. But sometimes it has to be done.
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This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
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I wanted to pay tribute to my musical influences: Buffalo Springfield, Lightfoot, the Beatles, the Hollies.
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It's a very good historical book about history.
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We always trend set.
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You learn who you really are in a fight - what you're really made of. You have to face yourself and rise above your own fears and failings.
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I had no idea about nutrition. I thought by eating salads you'll stay skinny.
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I didn't realize that winning the Olympics at age 14 automatically put me in the category of being a celebrity.
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A new and valid idea is worth more than a regiment and fewer men can furnish the former than command the latter.
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Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.
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I do try to separate my personal activism - showing up at a demonstration or something - from what I write.
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My views are very fluctuating. I have very contradictory takes on the subject. Dating is easier, while marriage is hard work. You see your friends having early divorces, and on the other hand, you see your parents having a successful marriage.
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I was called to audition for a play when I was very young, following which I continued to act as well as write and direct. When I moved to Delhi and joined Hindu College, theatre became a very big part of my life.
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I fly from the seat of my pants, basically.
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It seems like when I first started, people got into comedy because they wanted to be good comedians.
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My career has been full of remarkable coincidences that have nothing to do with me.
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When you think about growing and being empowered yourself, it is what you've been able to do for other people that leaves you the fullest.
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All political careers end in failure, but few did it so quickly as David Cameron's. He came to power promising not to 'bang on about Europe' and ended up having the continent's name chiselled into the lid of his political coffin.
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It's fine to do movies and say, 'We made big grosses,' but you've got to go back and ask, 'How much did it cost?' and 'Where do you make your profit?'
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Aesthetics is not an end in itself. But in our culture, which is becoming more multi-sensory and less respectful of God, we have a responsibility to pay attention to the design of the space where we assemble regularly. In the emerging culture, darkness represents spirituality. We see this in Buddhist temples, as well as Catholic and Orthodox churches. Darkness communicates that something serious is happening.
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A nightmare is two bassists on stage.
