Grant-Lee Phillips Quotes

Collaboration is much like a birth. The song that springs forth resembles each one of us to a degree, but it's the kind of thing that would never be born from just one of us sitting down with a guitar.

Grant-Lee Phillips

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'Triple Agent' is a different kind of read because it is, at its core, a pure narrative, the story of an intelligence operation that unfolds over the course of a year and then goes badly wrong. There's a lot of 'news' in the book, including an account of drone warfare that is as detailed, in my humble opinion, as any in the open-source arena.

Joby Warrick

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I have done quite a lot of outsider figures.

John Hurt

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I grew up in the theater and danced ballet atrociously.

Maureen O'Hara

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The Internet free marketplace is defined by fierce competition. And that competition has transformed the world with innovation, investment, and what we need most of all right now: jobs.

Tom Graves

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I am on the lookout for smart scripts and stories where my role has weightage.

Rithvik Dhanjani

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I'm tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.

Rosa Parks

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I would ask: Given the nature of free-market capitalism - where the rule is to rise to the top at all costs - is it possible to have a financial industry hero? And by the way, this is not a pop-culture trend we're talking about. There aren't many financial heroes in literature, theater or cinema.

Martin Scorsese

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I hate false nines.

Julen Lopetegui

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When you have a reputation for making not only good songs but great albums, that in itself creates added artistic pressure. But, at the end of the day, I guess that pressure is something I welcome.

Jay-Z

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When people feel vulnerable, they make slapstick decisions.

Jonathan Krisel

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Stuff happens when you are a kid; it scars you inside for life.

Corey Haim

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To our Palestinian neighbours, I assure you that we have a genuine intention to respect your right to live independently and in dignity. I have already said that Israel has no desire to continue to govern over you and control your fate.

Ariel Sharon

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