Michael Franti Quotes

I came up playing in both punk rock bands and hip-hop bands, and I found a more universal way of reaching people, especially with music that has a message to it.

Michael Franti

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MusicPeopleHip-HopRockWayMore

Half of the modern world goes back as far as Pearl Jam. The real historians go back to U2. But they need to go back further. They have to go back to the '50s and '60s, where things started. That's how you get to be your own personality, by studying the masters. Rock and roll was white kids trying to make black music and failing, gloriously!

Steven Van Zandt

MusicPersonalityWorldRock And Roll

Even if a kid doesn't go into acting or the arts like I did, some kids need that environment to find themselves and find what they love to do.

Tony Hale

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I've always been a fan of comedy. I've always enjoyed it. It's something I'm very passionate about; it's like lifeblood to me. I had to pursue it. I thought I had a little bit of talent, and if I could make a living at it, I would do it. It's worked out so far.

Rob Riggle

TalentMeThoughtComedyLivingOut

If you don't believe in yourself, then who will believe in you? The next man's way of getting there might not necessarily work for me, so I have to create my own ways of getting there.

Michael Korda

WorkBelieve In YourselfManYourself

Portraying Alex Summers, I want to look as athletic as his character is in the comics.

Lucas Till

CharacterLookWantComicsAthletic

I do a job and am lucky enough to do a job that I love, but it is a hard one. I'm not saying it is as hard as working in a coal mine, but it is still difficult in a different way. Sometimes you have to go through very strong emotional journeys and then come back to yourself. And that can be difficult to control.

Javier Bardem

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To work with one of your heroes is the greatest things you can ever hope for.

Jay DeMarcus

WorkHopeYouHeroesThingsYour

I understand the dignity that comes from work and caring for one's family.

Doug Ducey

WorkFamilyCaringDignity

I have an Internet radio show where people can call in for healing.

Dee Wallace

HealingPeopleInternetRadioCall

We must not demonstrate any arrogance, and we must refrain from any irrational or undemocratic behavior.

Chen Shui-bian

ArroganceBehaviorMustIrrational

I was planning to stay in the Army all my life, but I ended up being posted to a training camp in Wales and was so bored there, I wrote a novel.

Antony Beevor

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I think for all of us, as we age, there are always a few moments when you are shocked.

Annette Bening

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