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Rick Allen Quotes

I prefer the rather old and battered, things with character, to the brand new.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality:
Birth: November 1, 1963

Topics

Character Brand New Old Things

I was once making a burger for myself at my boyfriend's house and a lyric started pouring out and I had to catch it, so I ran to another room to write it down, but then the kitchen caught fire. His cabinets were charred, and he was furious. But it was worth it for a song.

Myself Fire Song Kitchen Burger Out

Writing 'Hoop Roots' was a substitute or a surrogate activity. I can't play anymore - my body won't cooperate - so in the writing of the book, I was looking to tell a good story about my life and about basketball, but I was also looking to entertain myself the way that I entertain myself when I play.

John Edgar Wideman

Life Good Myself Roots Writing Book

We reproach people for talking about themselves; but it is the subject they treat best.

Best People Treat Talking Subject

I think people throw the term 'sociopath' around a lot without knowing what it means - but people who don't understand that what they're doing is mean and wrong and cruel, they need to be made to understand that.

People Think Doing Wrong Understand

I don't claim to be a journalist. I hold myself to higher standards of transparency and disclosure.

Michael Arrington

Myself Transparency Standards Hold

People don't realize 'Drag Race' is a certain percent competition, but it's also a game show. There's a certain amount of throwing dice and spinning wheels, and there are twists and turns all the time. Part of it is also having the right idea and pulling the right look together that day. We're all making choices in the moment.

Time Moment Day Together Competition

If you've seen a photo of me from when I was a kid, I don't think anyone would have expected that going in front of the camera was something that I was going to do. I can't believe how little effort my parents put into making me seem like an appealing little girl.

Girl Effort Parents Me Believe You

Investment banks started recruiting at Harvard back in the day, and they'd fly me down to New York City and I was so poor so I would take advantage of the free flight, the per diem, the hotel. And then I would go audition for stuff.

Day New York City Me Fly Free

I felt Clinton represented the worst of the 1960s.

Christopher Hitchens

Worst Felt 1960s Clinton

My father was a lesson. He had his own bakery, and it was closed one day a week, but he would go anyway. He did it because he really loved his bakery. It wasn't a job.

Christopher Walken

Father Day Job Loved Week Lesson

We want to be funny. We want to make people laugh... We'll do whatever it takes.

Funny People Laugh Want Whatever

I like storytelling movies and more than that I like historical movies; and I think someday I'll definitely make a movie about the past 50 years history.

History Past Think Movies More Like

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