Tom Waits Quotes

I didn't really identify with the music of my own generation, but I was very curious about the music of others.

Tom Waits

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MusicCuriousGenerationMy OwnOwn

We live in a dangerous world where rogue nations are developing longer range missiles. We have to make a strong effort at developing defenses against this threat.

Jim Saxton

LiveEffortWorldStrongDangerous

I've known I wanted to do this ever since I was four years old and watched 'Star Search' for the first time. I mean, Harrison Ford in 'Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark?' My hero.

Joey Lawrence

TimeHeroSearchLostMeanFirst

The European Army is our long-term goal. But first we have to strengthen the European Defence Union.

Angela Merkel

ArmyGoalFirstLong-TermUnionOur

No, I did not offer to resign for a second.

Michael Isikoff

OfferSecondDidResign

You can have financial strength, professional strength, emotional strength but for me without spiritual strength none of the rest of it matters.

Star Jones

StrengthSpiritualMeRestFinancial

If, after hearing my songs, just one human being is inspired to say something nasty to a friend or, perhaps to strike a loved one, it will all have been worth the while.

Tom Lehrer

FriendLovedWorthStrikeSayWill

I am very aware now that music is a business, but there is also a way to go about making music that is true to yourself as opposed to doing, you know, just going through the motions and making things that would just be commercially successful.

Ronnie Montrose

BusinessMusicYourselfI AmDoing

Only if you empower the liberals, if you empower the moderate socialists, if you empower all factions of society, only then will extremists be marginalised.

Mohamed ElBaradei

SocietyYouWillEmpowerModerate

I was really into 'Cocktail' when I was younger - probably the most - followed by 'Top Gun.'

Cobie Smulders

GunTopCocktailMostYounger

I actually got fired from 'The O.C.'

Wilson Bethel

FiredGotActually

The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.

Thomas Jefferson

WarSuccessfulLossesSeldomMost

We have a list of human rights - right to food, right to shelter, right to health, right to education, many such items which are considered and accepted as bill of rights. These are to be insured to people. So all nations, all societies try to do that.

Muhammad Yunus

EducationHealthFoodPeopleTry

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