John Oates Quotes

I was singing when I was two years old, and my parents were very supportive, but they weren't musicians themselves.

John Oates

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My goal is to broaden and deepen the range of African-American characters on television, so I always try to show human beings.

Andre Braugher

TelevisionGoalTryHumanAlways

Great rock n' roll comes from suburbia.

Alvaro Enrigue

GreatRockRollRock N RollSuburbia

Reading a script is usually as exciting as reading a boilerplate legal document, so when you read one that makes you feel as if you're seeing the movie, you know it's something different.

Tom Hanks

ReadingLegalFeelYouSeeingKnow

I think Yahoo has been doing so many things well for so long and, frankly, got a little trapped in, I think, 'Oh, what is Yahoo?'

Ross Levinsohn

ThinkDoingLongTrappedLittleGot

No matter what the situation, winning takes care of a lot of stuff. Things are never perfect, even when you win. But it does make for a lot better environment, for sure.

Mike Quade

WinWinningCareBetterYouPerfect

I was ridiculed in public school for being smart. A teacher's pet.

Julia Glass

TeacherPetSchoolSmartBeing Smart

I work on a laptop specifically so I can work in cafes and pretend I'm part of the human world.

Jonathan Lethem

WorkWorldI CanHumanPretendPart

If we say that anyone who 'moralizes' must be perfect morally then we are in effect saying no one can moralize.

Jonah Goldberg

SayingPerfectSayMustWhoEffect

I grew up with three brothers, so nearly everything I had was destroyed or made fun of.

Douglas Coupland

FunThreeEverythingUpDestroyed

We're committed to working with Congress to doing what the president said he was always going to do, which is cut the deficit in half over the - over his first term.

Christina Romer

DoingCongressSaidPresidentFirst

The best fights don't occur between strangers. They occur between friends who trust each other.

Chuck Palahniuk

TrustBestFriendsStrangersBetween

President Bush bestowed the Congressional Medal on myself.

Aretha Franklin

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