"Asia's crowded and Europe's too old, Africa is far too hot and Canada's too cold. And South America stole our name, let's drop the big one."

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Source : Song: Political Science

Randy Newman

#Europe Quotes #Names Quotes #America Quotes

“Never forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as a friend.”
“I had a stroke in 1985... I called it a "stroke of luck." I said, "Life is like a train trip. You're looking out the window and everything is whipping past and you're not really seeing anything, and you need to get off the train and walk around a bit."”
“If you write songs and if you write music that's very sincere and very honest, it's pop music, but it is pop music with a lot of honesty and a lot of heart.”
“I longed to be a writer, always wanted to be a writer.”
“People who think there is something pedestrian about journalism are just ignorant.”
“To have faith is to believe in truth, believe that truth confers special power on those lucky enough to get a little insight, and to know in our hearts that all these things come from God, which is why we should never get too cocky about our successes.”
“In drawing, I don't erase. I believe the original gesture has to be the best.”
“Our recent pop-music icons, even the most radical ones, like BjÃ¶rk or Caetano Veloso, often have to present themselves as happy and make positive work because they have such a large young fan base to whom they feel responsible. They can't be too negative. Now, criticism is basically a negative act. As you know, critics are neither pop stars nor popular. They are the gripers. But someone has to speak up and say no to this and yes to that.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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