Jon Taffer Quotes

When I was running the Troubadour, there was this transition from the classic singer/songwriter Jackson Browne types to bands like Black Flag, the Dead Kennedys, and Fear. Those are just some that come to mind. Oh, and Adam Ant! The Fear fans wanted to 'crush' the Ants. These guys hated each other.

Jon Taffer

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I'm not going to put my energy into dunking every time I get the ball. That's stupid.

Andrew Bogut

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I do realize the impulse to classify people by the food and art they consume is strong - sometimes I have to remind myself not to do that.

Ann Leckie

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When did I start comedy? I came out of the womb and did 10 minutes.

Andy Kindler

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If it doen't make sense, you should find for the defense.

Johnnie Cochran

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I keep getting asked how I write about such smart, strong women, and my response is, what's the alternative? Weak, stupid women? They're just normal people, not role models - if you're aspiring to be like any of them, something's a little bit wrong. You may want to dress like one or have her job, but do not aspire to be her!

Shonda Rhimes

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When I lost the use of my hi-hat and bass drum legs, I became basically a singer. I was a drummer who did a bit of singing, and then I became a singer who did a bit of percussion.

Robert Wyatt

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No matter how many obstacles that are thrown in our path, there are ways to except them and to live through them.

Robert Zemeckis

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Many shoulder heavy burdens of righteous responsibility which, on occasion, seem so difficult to bear. I have heard those challenges termed impossible.

Russell M. Nelson

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Being a parent is the hardest thing in the world... the psychological toll it takes on you because these lives are in your hands. I take it very seriously.

Michelle Pfeiffer

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The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation because in the degradation of woman the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source.

Lucretia Mott

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I don't have any fear of failure whatsoever. I used to, and I told myself I wouldn't allow myself to anymore.

Jaylen Brown

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Well, I stopped drinking. That was actually a big deal. I didn't go through any harrowing rock-bottom experience. I just made a decision to stop drinking.

Josh Radnor

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