Michael Franti Quotes

Playing on the streets of Iraq, or in Israel or the Gaza strip, I'd sing angry protest songs against war. People would say, 'Make us clap, make us dance, and laugh and sing.' It really made me think about the importance of happy music.

Michael Franti

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MusicDanceAngryWarHappyPeople

There was always a lot of American music in England until, obviously when the Beatles came around, then there was a shift towards English music, but before then American music was the main thing.

John Deacon

MusicAmericanAlwaysEnglishShift

A lot of people have something to say about 'Wuthering Heights,' but nobody quite nails it.

Andrea Arnold

PeopleNobodyHeightsSayNailsLot

It's funny when you follow your own sort of bliss, then other people tend to respond in kind, meaning audiences. It's really weird how that works, but it does seem to apply to 'Nancy & Beth' especially.

Megan Mullally

FunnyPeopleWeirdMeaningYouKind

Big cities are chaotic. And chaos for humans - who have experience from their ancestors - is the last step before conflict. So, in the park, every kind of visual contradiction has been eliminated.

John Hench

ExperienceStepConflictChaosKind

If we Argentines dare to unite, we will be unstoppable.

Mauricio Macri

DareWillUniteUnstoppable

I am currently doing about 30 charity auctions a year.

Jeffrey Archer

I AmCharityDoingYearAboutAm

I knew I wanted to be the Steven Spielberg of dance.

Alyssa Edwards

DanceKnewWantedSteven Spielberg

I know what it's like to be afraid of the police. When you see a police officer, you don't immediately feel safe. You wonder what you've done wrong and what could happen to you.

Stacy Brown-Philpot

PoliceFeelYouWonderWrongKnow

By exploring the political and moral colorings of discoveries about what makes us tick, we can have a more honest science and a less fearful intellectual milieu.

Steven Pinker

SciencePoliticalMoralIntellectual

My favorite food is macaroni and cheese that my grandma makes. My favorite drink has to be Vita Coco coconut water.

Sloane Stephens

WaterFoodCheeseDrinkCoconut

I look like Forrest Gump.

Trixie Mattel

LookLike

I didn't have the opportunity to go to college. I was busy touring since the age of 17.

Tommy Lee

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