Adam Schlesinger Quotes

Saxon, if you are unfamiliar, is a British heavy-metal band that has been around since the mid-'70s and was in no small part the inspiration for Spinal Tap.

Adam Schlesinger

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When I was growing up, my dad was away a lot. He did a lot of work in crisis zones, places like Uganda or Rwanda.

Joe Alwyn

WorkGrowing UpGrowingCrisisUp

You need continuity. You need a commitment and continuity.

Jeff Fisher

CommitmentYouNeedContinuity

It's really easy to avoid the tabloids. You just live your life and don't hang out with famous people who are in the tabloids. Don't do anything controversial and be a normal person. Have friends. And get a job and keep working.

Amanda Seyfried

LifeLiveJobPeopleFriendsYou

I watched some serious '80s television. 'Alice,' 'Good Times,' 'The Jeffersons,' 'Family Ties,' 'Cheers'... every night it was eat dinner, watch 'Cheers.' I was actually on 'Jeopardy' with Rebecca Lobo and Dot Richardson, and we were laughing because I was just nailing every random '80s trivia question - sitcom, theme music, movie, you name it.

Summer Sanders

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I lost my dad when I was younger, and I know what it's like to lose a beloved parent.

Simone Elkeles

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IMDb is kind of weird, because people can put things on there, but then I can't change it.

Missy Peregrym

ChangePeopleWeirdKindThingsPut

We were so limited on time for 'No Burden' that we didn't get to overthink anything. There was no going for the perfect take, or even going for three takes. It was kind of nice because what you're hearing is our first impulse.

Lucy Dacus

TimeYouPerfectBurdenNiceThree

I spent most of my career in education and technology. I worked at Kaplan, and I was one of the first people trying to bring innovation into for-profit education.

Jose Ferreira

EducationTechnologyInnovationFirst

We will be a country of generosity and warmth. But we will also be a country of law and order.

Donald Trump

GenerosityLawCountryWillWarmth

I'm thinking about recording everything to tape like it's 1991 and seeing how that sounds.

Chuck Inglish

ThinkingSeeingEverythingRecording

There's a lot of women's organisations, but they're all working separately. If you get people together, as a collaborative voice, it's strong.

Annie Lennox

WomenTogetherPeopleVoiceStrong

Tokyo would probably be the foreign city if I had to eat one city's food for the rest of my life, every day. It would have to be Tokyo, and I think the majority of chefs you ask that question would answer the same way.

Anthony Bourdain

LifeFoodDayCityRestThink

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