Chris Stein Quotes
Most of the bands that have regrouped or reformed didn't ring true for me. It smacks of cashing in. We wanted to become a band again and make a new record. It's unfair to fans and musicians to just release reissues.
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Stability cannot occur without a Palestinian Spring through the full implementation of the Palestinians' right to self-determination on their land.
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I could not disobey the will of the Catalan parliament.
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I'm not a Man U fan at all, but I can't get enough of Rooney. What a joy to watch!
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The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history.
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There are no second chances in the volatile Middle East.
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It's important for people to understand where things come or what they represent.
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You've never seen a Columbine done by a black child. Never. They always say, 'We can't believe it happened here. We can't believe it's these suburban white kids.' It's only them!
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A politician ought to be born a foundling and remain a bachelor.
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Little boys have amazing minds.
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George Clooney had the web of celebrity from television and doing 'ER,' and he's able to parlay that into films. God willing, I'll be up there in a few years.
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We see considerable strain in Russia, and that's obviously a matter of concern to us. It's in the very strong self-interest of Russia to continue on the reform path.
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I like to laugh and make people have fun.
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Excessive hype, bankruptcy, cash burning like autumn leaves - such is the stuff of short-selling.
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I always felt if you were going to be successful, make sure you get good people. You win with great players. Coaches don't win games. Players win games.
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I don't even like to go out onto the streets sometimes because I can't get anything done. People want pictures and autographs all the time.
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In any country there must be people who have to die. They are the sacrifices any nation has to make to achieve law and order.
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My priorities are making sure we reduce class size and close the achievement gap.
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'Great Expectations' has been described as 'Dickens's harshest indictment of society.' Which it is. After all, it's about money. About not having enough money; about the fever of the getting of money; about having too much money; about the taint of money.
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I moved out to Los Angeles a fan of many people, and meeting people I put on a pedestal that just disappointed me. Without fans, this business would not exist, so I try and say that we're all on the same level.
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Anarchists are socialists because they want the improvement of society, and they are communists because they are convinced that such a transformation of society can only result from the establishment of a commonwealth of property.
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A cold, self-righteous prig who goes regularly to church may be far nearer to Hell than a prostitute.
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Typically, people think, 'Oh the hippies and the punks hated each other,' or that those things don't go together musically. Sometimes that is true, but we had equal parts of both in our musical DNA.
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As corny as it may sound, my true goal was to crack the Americana market.
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Most of the bands that have regrouped or reformed didn't ring true for me. It smacks of cashing in. We wanted to become a band again and make a new record. It's unfair to fans and musicians to just release reissues.
