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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Tourists do not come here for our weather, or for the quality of our provincial cooking. Nor are they attracted by the exceptional value of our hotels, our beaches, or Birmingham. I've never met an American or a Japanese person who has said: 'I want to come to Britain so I can buy an Arabic newspaper from a Bengali store where the Cashier speaks Polish.'
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'Swing' is an adjective or a verb, not a noun. All jazz musicians should swing. There is no such thing as a 'swing band' in music.
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When you have only a single dream it is more than likely to come true - because you keep working toward it without getting mixed up.
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There is a direct line relationship between what happened in Afghanistan in the work up to 11 September 2001 and what we're doing in Afghanistan today.
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Nature does not suffer her veil to be taken from her, and what she does not choose to reveal to the spirit, thou wilt not wrest from her by levers and screws.
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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.
