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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The long-term policies that will be most effective all have to do with investment: investing in ourselves, investing in opportunities, creating good schools, and creating situations where people can acquire skills that enable them to be successful.
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What the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as its promise.
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I think the true test of a pop song, for me, and I've talked to a lot of other writers about this, is you take your demo, you pop it in your car and you drive down Sunset Blvd. to Santa Monica, and that's the Hollywood car test.
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My band did the Teenage Fair battle of the bands - problem was we were 11 years old! They gave us a prize for youngest band ever.
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I feel I should be trying to complete my life, whatever 'completing a life' means.
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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.
