El DeBarge Quotes

The way you can be careful of the catastrophe that success can bring is by paying attention to something else that comes along with success - responsibility.

El DeBarge

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I had this DVD that my coach in Cameroon had mailed to me when I first came to America. It was an hour-long tape of Hakeem Olajuwon and some other legendary big men. I probably watched that DVD every single day for three years.

Joel Embiid

DayMenMeAmericaThreeCoach

I've tried writing with music on, but I find it distracting.

John Grisham

MusicWritingFindTriedDistracting

For all the spectacle of CGI, there's something alien and unreal about that domain, like a videogame.

John Hillcoat

AlienSomethingLikeDomainAbout

I feel fine and comfortable with myself, but not because I'm beautiful.

Monica Bellucci

BeautifulMyselfFeelComfortable

You will not really have durable peace without a proper security structure in the Middle East.

Mohamed ElBaradei

PeaceYouSecurityWillStructure

I try to make an album that reflects what I love about country music. It's not just all about happy parties all the time. There are some sad songs.

Dierks Bentley

LoveMusicSadTimeHappyCountry

My biggest ambition when I was younger was to appear on stage at what was then Nimrod, which is the theatre where my father used to take me on Sunday afternoons to see matinees. The most extraordinary things used to occur on that stage.

David Wenham

FatherMeAmbitionTheatreSunday

It doesn't matter if I ever win another award or get to play another major jazz festival in America. I would rather not garner any of those things and speak honestly about the things that I see my people endure in this country and all over the world.

Christian Scott

PeopleWinWorldSpeakAwardPlay

I can't say I'm surprised I was successful. I was determined - and I got it.

Cilla Black

SayDeterminedSuccessfulGot

There's a really fine line between artistic license and artistic licentiousness. And history is a lousy filmmaker. It doesn't give you all the ingredients you need. No story will quite fulfill that three-act structure.

Anthony McCarten

HistoryStoryYouWillNeedLine

I've always been drawn to the real stuff and the stuff that feels authentic. And so when I'm writing songs, that's what I try to do.

Aubrie Sellers

WritingTryRealAlwaysBeenStuff

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent.

Winston Churchill

StrengthManStrongKnowSaySilent

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