Gary Lucas Quotes

Maybe its a case of one guitar feeling a certain way to the hands that makes one subsequently move differently over the strings, but my intent is always to wring the maximum emotional resonance out of the object in hand.

Gary Lucas

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GuitarHandsFeelingHandWayOver

I never had a father, really. My great-grandmother raised me. But I was in this country where I got help from people that were not of my same color. So when I come out of the box, I don't come out of the box as racial. I look for good people, and people that will be like-minded and help me try to do good for other human beings.

Jim Brown

GoodFatherPeopleMeColorHelp

My father owned pit bulls when I was young. He sometimes fought them. My brother and a lot of the men in my community owned pit bulls as well: sometimes they fought them for honor, never for money.

Jesmyn Ward

FatherCommunityMoneyMenBrother

If you're passionate about something, go for it, because people are great at what they love and when they're the happiest.

Jennifer Hyman

LoveGreatPeopleYouGoPassionate

I was a teen star. That's disgusting enough.

John Cusack

TeenEnoughStarDisgusting

One of life's terrible truths is that women like guys who seem to know what they're doing.

Anthony Bourdain

LifeWomenDoingKnowSeemTerrible

I probably make more money in a year on 'Newhart' than 70 percent of your working top-name stars. Some weeks I just have six lines, but it doesn't bother me.

Peter Scolari

StarsMoneyMeYearMoreWorking

I just love when the learning curve is steep. And I love being in nature, in the wild.

Peter Heller

NatureLoveLearningWildCurve

I don't say MMA fans are racist at all. What I said is that fans are opinionated, especially because we're the only professional sport to give them that access.

Tyron Woodley

ProfessionalSaidSayFansMMAGive

I think that in itself, if you're a true golfer, you'll see specific things you need to work on. Much cheaper than private lessons.

Tiger Woods

WorkThinkYouTrueNeedSee

As an actor, you're like, 'Yeah, I want that phone call from Peter Jackson saying, 'You're my first choice for Thorin Oakenshield.'

Richard C. Armitage

SayingYouPhoneChoicePhone Call

I don't like to risk - I'm actually not a tough guy at all, make no mistake about it, so I'm not going to do something that I'm scared of. So, if something looks dangerous, at the time I didn't think it was, because I'm the first person to cower away from a risk of injury if there seems to be one.

Kenny Omega

TimeMistakeToughThinkPerson

Our authorities leave us no doubt that the trust lodged with the oligarchy was sometimes abused, but it certainly ought not to be regarded as a mere usurpation or engine of tyranny.

Henry James Sumner Maine

TrustDoubtTyrannySometimesLeave

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