Sophie B. Hawkins Quotes

I remember the first time somebody played me Janis Joplin. My friend Donna put on Janis Joplin, and she said, 'You're like her.' At the time, I wasn't even a singer; I was a drummer. I just wanted to play the drums.

Sophie B. Hawkins

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With Charles Woods, it was the first time I had ever seen tissue from a dead person used to save a human life. It piqued my curiosity.

Joe Murray

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Every town in America had at least one, two, or maybe three radio stations that played rock 24 hours a day. In England, we had a rock specialist on for two hours a week.

Joe Elliott

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People always say life is short. I've never been convinced of that - mine seems to have a tendency to go on and on.

John Malkovich

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The shock of the way I mix patterns and fabrics can be disconcerting, but what I am trying to do is provoke new ideas about how pieces can be put together in different ways. I think this is a more modern way to wear clothes that in themselves are fairly classic.

Jean Paul Gaultier

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I get speeding ticket like everybody else. If the restaurant is full I'm waiting in line like everybody else.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

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At the dawn of his administration, President Obama opined: 'A democracy requires accountability, and accountability requires transparency.' Magical rays of white-hot sunlight emanated from his media-manufactured halo. And then bureaucratically engineered darkness settled over the land.

Michelle Malkin

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I was never really a writer, I was always more of a performer.

Mick Ronson

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Growing up, I would never have thought that I'd be a double Olympic champion, with a lovely home and beautiful kids.

Mo Farah

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I don't have an image that I'm trying to, like, portray. I'm just being me.

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My mind wanders terribly. I'm not wholly annoyed by my daydreaming as it has been immense use to me as regards imaginative thought, but it doesn't help when it comes to concentration. And writing needs concentration - lots of it.

Jasper Fforde

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No wise man ever wished to be younger.

Jonathan Swift

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I'm telling you, there is a lot of power in being unapologetic.

Dax Shepard

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