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Said Quotes
Words spoken, decisions made.
This collection centers on moments of speaking up — reciting the rosary as part of a faith practice, warning lawmakers about foreign policy risk before Congress, and casting a vote that came with real consequences at the United Nations. For more on personal conviction, see our Know quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do feel that Paula Deen should not have lost her job, and I've said this on the air. The marketplace should have decided. The marketplace decided something different. Her books are No. 1.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has likely learned how to have a little fun in spite of his troubles.
- Chord
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got bored with the old way - it came too easy. I worked until I could play and chord changes at any tempo in any key, and then said 'What else is there?' Now I'm finding out.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
When the band first formed, everybody had been sidemen. So they said, 'In this band there are no sidemen,' and when I joined the band, it was still the same. There were some power struggles emerging, because Henley and Frey had sung all the hits at that point.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I first left the Eagles, I said, 'That's it. I'm going to play golf.' After 10 days, it was like... there has to be more to life! I can still swing a golf club, and don't forget, Les Paul played until he literally passed away.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I started to play, all the coaches said it didn't make sense for me to try to play tennis because I was too small. They said I would never make it. But this was something that motivated me. I really wanted to make it.
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like I said, when you have to play against a great player every night, that defines who you are if you can compete on that same level night in and night out.
- Nice
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I phoned up and said, 'Mum, I'm doing a 52-date national tour with Eddie Izzard,' she said 'That's nice, dear. How are you?'
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everybody around me had a Snapchat, and I said I would never get on it. I'm still on Instagram, you know? They convinced me to get Snapchat.
- Guru
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- Nov 07, 2020
Guru was actually who A&R'd and got Lord Finesse signed because he used to listen to the demos at Wild Pitch. And he was the one who actually said, ‘Yo, this Lord Finesse guy is dope.' And Stuart Fine signed him to Wild Pitch. That's how we became labelmates.
- Guru
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- Nov 07, 2020
The main thing is we never dissolved our Gang Starr contract. We are still signed to each other. We never disbanded the group. If Guru really wanted to super-dead it he would have said, 'Yo, I want out.' And I still would have tried to convince him to stay. We are still Gang Starr.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel really relevant and creative, and I don't think I would've made an album if I didn't feel relevant. I wouldn't have said a word.
- Privacy
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was said of me recently that I suffered from an Obsessional Privacy. I can only suppose it must be true.
- Basketball
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- Nov 07, 2020
After I made it to the NBA, I said that I didn't want to be the last player from Africa. After my rookie year, I went to the league and talked about this, and they embraced my idea and started conducting basketball clinics in Africa, and that's when I knew I wouldn't be the last African.
- Late
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- Nov 07, 2020