Rick Wakeman Quotes

As a songwriter, I was influenced by David Bowie - a great writer. A class above everybody in so many ways. Lennon and McCartney, of course. Class stuff. David Cousins was my favorite lyricist.

Rick Wakeman

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I don't feel tentative when I start to write. I've usually thought about a novel or novella for several years and created a lot of juice and density and energy by that time so by the time I get ready to go, I just let 'er fling, you know.

Jim Harrison

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The reality is that we can no longer sleep soundly at night thinking that if we keep the terrorists 'out there,' we are safe inside our homes and offices. That illusion is gone.

Tom Tancredo

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I think we have the same goals in mind. We are not planning on just all of a sudden taking a film and separating. Hopefully one day she can direct me in something, or I will direct her. Or we'll produce a movie under our company's name.

Mary-Kate Olsen

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I've always had an eclectic taste in music. But what I try to do is combine these things in ways that others would never think of, like putting Bun B on an Elton John song.

Mike Posner

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I'm so smart. I am good at doing math really quickly in my head.

Mitski

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Catharsis isn't art. You can't rely on catharsis to get a laugh. Because guess what? People do laugh when something's shocking, but that is, to me, the absolute fakest of laughs. That's not something that sustains a television series, or a movie, or even 45 minutes of a stand-up set at Carolines.

Mindy Kaling

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The new Khaled is enjoying life, man. Because you know what, nobody is going to congratulate you on what you really deserve.

DJ Khaled

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I can accept defeat, but I love to win and be competitive. It is my job, and I love it.

Diego Costa

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So I'm still doing my best to stay in shape and hope that opportunity will come back to me.

Brandi Chastain

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Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen. They're my biggest heroes. I love everything about Leonard Cohen: his lyrics and his voice. He seems like a really clever man, and Bob Dylan does as well. He's just really cool.

Aurora

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I've been asked to say a couple of words about my husband, Fang. How about short and cheap?

Phyllis Diller

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Oh, I don't talk about God.

Shepard Smith

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