A good denial, the best point in law. ~Irish Proverb
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I have a folder of scraps and pieces of paper with stuff, ideas for songs from the last 25 years; just little things, maybe early songs that I finished, but didn't think they were good enough. ~Lucinda Williams
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Most people don't see what's going on around them. That's my principal message to writers: "For God's sake, keep your eyes open. Notice what's going on around you." ~William S. Burroughs
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A lock is better than suspicion. ~Irish Proverb
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My most resolute opponents believe that I am too visible, that I am a little too alive, that my name echoes too much in the texts which they nevertheless claim to be inaccessible. ~Jacques Derrida
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I am a believer in discipline; it takes a lot to do well. You need discipline for those little excursions into the chaotic that make life interesting. ~Linda Ronstadt
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Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb
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A man without tattoos is invisible to the Gods. ~Iban Proverb
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It was only the vulgarly mediocre that repelled her. ~Ivan Turgenev
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Every life has its years in which one progresses as on a tedious and dusty street of poplars, without caring to know where he is. ~Max Muller
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg. ~English Proverb
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I've been taking my time now between projects looking for stuff that has a little bit more substance, that isn't surface. Some of the films that I've done in the past really were surface ~Christian Slater
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If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man. ~Chinese Proverb
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A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment. ~American Proverb
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Humanitarian convictions are the linchpins of our salvation, and these an artist must champion. ~Eric Maisel
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The enmity of the wise, rather than the friendship of the fool. ~Arabic Proverb
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Honesty is the best policy. ~English Proverb
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Discretion is the greater part of valor. ~English Proverb
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I swear if I had to do this over again, I would just do the paintings and never show them. ~Cy Twombly
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The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. ~Japanese Proverb
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Were it not for fractures there would be no pottery. ~Arabic Proverb
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I was sitting in the back room by myself when someone came in and said, "Mr. Zimmer, I have to take you down to the make up room." I told them that if anyone can help this face they deserve a bonus. ~Don Zimmer
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If you neglect your art for one day it will neglect you for two. ~Chinese Proverb
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A dog that barks does not bite. ~Arabic Proverb
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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