Because Quotes
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When I was a boy, the neighbours all knew who I was because I'd take a ball with me everywhere I went.
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Because I'm anti-war, I've been called pro-Taliban.
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I call everyone 'Darling' because I can't remember their names.
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The whole thing of weight, I guess it's because there is a wider fascination we all have with weight.
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Writing-wise, I like to have a lot of things on the burners at once, because when I hit a wall, I like to move on to the thing I haven't hit a wall on.
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We actually went public partly because we wanted companies to realise we were not going away.
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Often the remedy is deemed the highest good because it helps so many.
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My parents fled from a Cuban dictatorship in search of freedom. Growing up, I saw my parents struggle... I am here today because of them. My success is their success. Their sacrifice and perseverance made my education possible.
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Right-to-life groups won't fund us because we're Democrats.
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Folk tales and myths, they've lasted for a reason. We tell them over and over because we keep finding truths in them, and we keep finding life in them.
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I envy Jesus because he's dead.
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Tobacco exports should be expanded aggressively because Americans are smoking less.
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My mom calls me an older soul because, growing up, she taught me stuff real early. Now I spend most of my time chasing wisdom, chasing understanding.
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Work aside, I think would have ended up in the U.S. because I like being here a lot. I really do.
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I'm not interested in playing the field and all that stuff because frankly I'm not into frivolous relationships.
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Doing the acoustic at Carnegie is basically advised because electric music tends to get, let's just say, acoustically unsound.
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We didn't want it to end up in discussions where we would talk about whether this song needed to be more metal, whether I needed to scream more in that song or whether I shouldn't sing quite as much in those songs because metalheads wouldn't like that.
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I'm glad there are a lot of guitar players pursuing technique as diligently as they possibly can, because it leaves this whole other area open to people like me.
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I always hated perfect TV moms because I always thought that was unrealistic.
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Today, I'm very happy about myself, because I realized my dreams. I learned how to understand what people want.
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People think I'm kind and considerate and that I listen and evaluate and give each party a chance to talk. The public's perception of judges seems to be improving because of what I'm doing, and that makes me happy.
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Maybe it's because I'm English, but in terms of how people perceive us I only pick up on the negative side of it.
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Working with actors who are directors is magnificent. Because they understand the art form intimately, and they know exactly how everything works.
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The dangerous man is the one who has only one idea, because then he'll fight and die for it.
