Chris Squire Quotes
I think it was 'Tales of Topographic Oceans' on 8-track that was the funniest thing because it would fade out in the middle of a song and fade back in again, and when the tracks change, it was quite amusing.
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'Die Antwoord' just has a nice ring to it.
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It would be nice to be on the charts again, nice to be recognised.
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I've used a cellphone exactly twice. Things move on. The world changes. And I don't know it.
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Endurance in ministry is rooted in the eternal perspective. The absence of an eternal perspective makes you vulnerable to losing heart.
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I'd say Juventus has a story as legendary as the Yankees.
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I'm obsessed with Marcus Mumford. I've got to know him recently; he's amazing.
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Twenty-six million Russians died in the defense of their homeland against the Nazis.
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There is this tremendous body of knowledge in the world of academia where extraordinary numbers of incredibly thoughtful people have taken the time to examine on a really profound level the way we live our lives and who we are and where we've been. That brilliant learning sometimes gets trapped in academia and never sees the light of day.
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Hollywood panders to the 18-to-34 crowd. That demographic doesn't care about race and the package it comes in. They care about the hottest chick. They just like hot chicks.
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I mix things from my Somali culture and my American side.
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As a writer given to the old formalities of rhyme and meter, I sometimes feel endangered these days.
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My diet is always extremely important to me. I've taken a new approach to eating in terms of my blood type. I really don't eat much chicken, sugar, salts, or beef. Just eating clean and feeling so much better.
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Oh my God, there are so many songs I wish I had written. 'Waters of March,' I wish I had written 'My Baby Just Cares for Me,' I wish I had written 'This Will Be Our Year,' I mean, there's millions of them. 'Wouldn't It Be Nice?'
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I've never worried about how long the song is.
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Music is a very powerful thing. If I'm angry, I can write a song about it, and it seems to make everything okay.
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Building one space station for everyone was and is insane: we should have built a dozen.
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I've never had anyone put on a puppet show to convince me of anything. And I've done a lot of stuff. I don't know that I would put the puppets on when I was pitching a show. This was the head of the studio putting a puppet show on. And I'll tell you, he wasn't bad.
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I have always been an active part of my community.
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In countries like China and Indonesia, badminton is like a religion. Players get mobbed in the street. In China, it is a national sport, and Lin Dan, their star player, is treated like David Beckham.
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I tell a lot of fart and poop jokes. I can't help it. I have no filter, and it just comes out.
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I cook British food, but it doesn't mean I'm jingoistic about it. People can cook very good fusion food.
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I think any song should sound good just played on a solitary instrument with the vocal. If you have those basics you have all you need. The production then just polishes that idea into the finished thing.
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I think every good song tells a story, as ambiguous and vague as it may be. And if you know what a song is talking about, it can only help your performance.
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I think it was 'Tales of Topographic Oceans' on 8-track that was the funniest thing because it would fade out in the middle of a song and fade back in again, and when the tracks change, it was quite amusing.
