Quotes about america
american-journalist exploit freaked playboy spread
The thing that they were more freaked out was that I had done a spread for Playboy years before, and as Playboy always does, they exploit the exploitation and re-release different pictures. Nina Blackwood
american-author good stop teaches unless
Suffering is not good for the soul, unless it teaches you to stop suffering. Jane Roberts
american-novelist exhibit form masses men public substitute usual vice
It is the besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which the masses of men exhibit their tyranny. James F. Cooper
american-author greatest mind next whether
Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. James Lane Allen
american-author dreams ideal last lofty promise prophecy shall
Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil. James Lane Allen
american-musician
Every record that you do man, is sooo different in every way. Jerry Cantrell
american-musician ballads power
And when power ballads come back, we'll get big hair again. Jerry Cantrell
american-businessman best wage
We always strive to be the best in the wage package. James Sinegal
american-businessman
We want to turn our inventory faster than our people. James Sinegal
american-musician corner fallen nights playing stale touring
There are nights when you can feel stale because you've fallen into a pattern by touring too much, but it's easy to get out of it by deliberately getting in trouble and playing yourself into a corner to then see if you can get out of it. Leo Kottke
american-musician coming literally
I will literally open my mouth not knowing what is coming out. Leo Kottke
american-musician bear heard imitate secondly yes
Yes and for two reasons: one, I couldn't find anything to imitate at the time, and secondly because what I heard on the radio didn't bear any resemblance to what I wanted to hear on the guitar. Leo Kottke
american-musician paralysis ten
It was a kind of paralysis you would get from tendonitis and I would last about five to ten minutes into the set and it would set in and I really couldn't play. Leo Kottke
american-musician blur far gives huge late music paramount record recorded reflected room sound spent stage time
We spent a lot of time on that record with the sound and recorded it on the Paramount sound stage which is this huge room where the sound is reflected but the reflection is so late and comes from so far away that it doesn't blur the music but gives you a room nonetheless. Leo Kottke
american-musician folks half hip player record
I was two and a half and my folks would put it on the record player and I would run around the house screaming, but I haven't been that hip since. Leo Kottke
american-musician mind
Yeah, the first thing that comes to mind is not to try too hard. Leo Kottke
american-musician particular record
It was almost two years after I left Capital that I put out the first one on Chrysalis and that was really instructive because it was no better in particular than any other record I'd done. Leo Kottke
american-musician bigger four frequently material months seem shame six
I seem to find different material every four to six months and I frequently forget it which is a shame because it would be nice to have a bigger library. Leo Kottke
american-educator people proceed simply
One should proceed with caution. We may simply not be wise enough to do some of the kinds of engineering things that people are talking about doing. Leon Kass
american-musician best played
New Year's was insane! It was the best show I've ever played for New Year's. Les Claypool
american-musician time
I think Phish will come back. I just think it's time for a breather. Les Claypool
american-musician
Yeah, I kinda still get nervous sometimes now. Kenny Hickey
american-musician
Aww, come on man, I can barely handle 6 strings. Kenny Hickey
american-athlete bit drinking eat edge run
I lost my edge for boxing, I didn't put as much into it as I did before. I didn't run as far. I didn't train as hard. I didn't eat correctly. I started drinking a little bit every now and then. Ken Norton
america collected comics daredevil definitely few plastic
I collected X-Men, Spider-Man, and Daredevil comics. I definitely had a few Captain America comics lying around in those protective plastic baggies. Kenneth Choi
america thrived
America has thrived on capitalism, and America will thrive again on capitalism. Kenneth Langone
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To pick up a chip, attach it to the antenna and finish off the assembly requires mechanical movement of components in the assembly machinary.
american-athlete corps country good intelligence law men protected women
To our good fortune, our country is protected by an exceptional corps of men and women in our intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Jim Ryun
american-entertainer design throughout
Throughout the country, I see the same design problems and solutions over and over. Douglas Wilson
america change climate cold drop fewer global gloves ice kids less national north ruins seeing throughout time warming
Throughout North America and Europe, we're seeing kids have less ice time and fewer cold days. It's time our governments drop the gloves on climate change before global warming ruins our national sports.
american-artist animate department develop drawing finished help later scenes throughout
Throughout my career, when I was finished with the drawing for one film I would go up to the story department and help develop sequences. Sometimes these were for scenes that I would animate later on.
american-businessman bull caught few history latest market public throughout top
Throughout history the public has always piled into the latest bull market right at the top so few have caught on to the bull market in commodities. Jim Rogers
america hard people reform support throughout today union
Throughout America our union is working very, very hard for comprehensive immigration reform because working people are under attack. And today we are here to support comprehensive immigration reform. Matt Ryan