Alan Vega Quotes

People said that way back in the early days I was probably one of the first rappers; the reason is that I couldn't sing, so I had to talk! Lou Reed was probably the one who started it all.

Alan Vega

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Multinational corporations do control. They control the politicians. They control the media. They control the pattern of consumption, entertainment, thinking. They're destroying the planet and laying the foundation for violent outbursts and racial division.

Jerry Brown

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I always wanted to be Jo in 'Little Women.' She's a bit reckless and feckless, always getting into trouble like me. But I'm probably more like Madame Bovary.

Sue Townsend

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I was a 10 million-plus selling artist.

Toni Braxton

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You've got to deal with the tools you have in hand. I'm a firm believer in that.

Roisin Murphy

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Everyone looks to an artist for something more than just the music, and that message of being comfortable in my own skin is number one for me.

Lizzo

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Providing - that's not love. Being there - that's more important. I mean, we see that. We see that with all these rich socialites. They're crying out for attention; they're hurting for love. I'm not being judgmental - I'm just making an observation. They're crying out for the love that maybe they didn't get at home, and they got everything.

Jay-Z

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A lot of times late in your career, you don't have a chance to win a championship.

Jason Kidd

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I decided that if my work contained what I could identify as a likeness to other work, I would remove it.'

Jasper Johns

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I don't think he's permanently affected me except in the sense that I miss him. I miss being him. Or trying to be him. He is one of a gallery of characters that have had an impact on my career and therefore my life.

Derek Jacobi

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'Hamilton' is one of the best things I've ever seen on a stage, and for a guy who loves American history, hip-hop and theater, it was pure bliss.

Cory Booker

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Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion of death.

Coco Chanel

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For me, I like old-school rap music. There was a time when music was so, so rich overall, and the content of what people talked about was so deep on every level, song-for-song, pound-for-pound, and on radio, there was so much content. I gravitate more towards that type of music, to be honest.

Ciara

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