"I don't really have guilty pleasures. Anything musically that I fully, fully believe, is good no matter who the artist is, no matter what the marketing is behind it, I stand pretty firm."

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Source : "Solange Knowles On Nas, Juvenile And Dance Moves". Interview with Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Frannie Kelley, www.wbur.org. February 12, 2014.

Solange Knowles

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“When a man carries a gun all the time, the respect he thinks he's getting might really be fear. So I don't carry a gun because I don't want the people of Mayberry to fear a gun. I'd rather they respect me.”

Source : "Fictional character: Andy Taylor". TV Series "The Andy Griffith Show", 1960-1968.
“Weâ€™re happier when the ***** are villains.”
“He knew that the whole mystery of beauty can never be comprehended by the crowd, and that while clearness is a virtue of style, perfect explicitness is not a necessary virtue.”

Source : Arthur Symons (1924). “The collected works of Arthur Symons”
“Industry is fortunes right hand, and frugality its left.”
“One thing I loved about New Zealand was the indoor/outdoor lifestyle of the place. I remember going from Xboxing, jamming out on guitars and drum machines in my buddy's apartment, to a bike ride through the parks and up and down the streets all over the city, to the ocean, right into the water. I remember we were swimming outer ways and we got to a certain place where we wanted to see - or I wanted to see - how deep the water was.”
“The probability of a fatal nuclear detonation is greater now than at any time during the Cold War. As the Russian military deteriorates, and as rogue governments and terrorists seek to acquire nuclear capabilities, the threat continues to grow.”
“I thought long and hard about my future this past year and during the offseason, and I've decided 2015 will be the last time I compete for a championship.”

Source : "Jeff Gordon to retire as full-time driver after 2015 season", January 22, 2015.
“Ninety-nine per cent of traditional English literature concerns people who never have to worry about money at all. We always seem to be watching or reading about emotional crises among folk who live in a world of great fortune both in matters of luck and money; stories and fantasies about rock stars and film stars, sporting millionaires and models; jet-setting members of the aristocracy and international financiers.”

Source : James Kelman (2012). “And the Judges Said&…: Essays”, p.56, Birlinn

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