#al

I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world. ↗

— Peter Jennings

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I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it. ↗

— Peter Jennings

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It is essential for politicians to make a connection with us, as Franklin Roosevelt did, as Teddy Roosevelt did, as John F. Kennedy did, as Ronald Reagan did. ↗

— Peter Jennings

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The one thing that I have done really well in my life is be a father. ↗

— Peter Jennings

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One thing is that I wasn't getting booked that well, and they had control over who got the awards, they had control over who sold. And they really did not want Willie or me, either one, to have a hit record. They wanted the money, but they didn't want us to be the ones. ↗

— Waylon Jennings

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Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied. ↗

— St. Jerome

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Because Ritchie Valens WAS the real deal. He was only starting, but in the time he spent in the business, he made big impact. I don't know if anybody could have made a bigger one. ↗

— Waylon Jennings

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But you know, the system almost destroyed itself while it was goin' on trying to destroy us. ↗

— Waylon Jennings

#destroy #destroyed #goin #itself #know

It was all devastating. I'd never dealt with losing anyone close to me, and I didn't know where to put it in my life. I was very young then. Buddy taught me so much in such a short time. ↗

— Waylon Jennings

#buddy #close #dealt #devastating #i

And the whole thing is that you're treated like a step-child. Here it was down here, everything in the black, because they were stealing, basically. Stealing from us old country boys down here. ↗

— Waylon Jennings

#because #black #country #down #everything