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Who would want to break into [the music business]? It's like a bank that's already been robbed.
Randy Newman
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Randy Newman
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 28
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Randall Stuart Newman
Randall S. Newman
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I hate having to wait. I've got the thing done. I just want to see what happens.
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If getting on the radio was a major motivation, I'd be one of the worst writers of all time. I admire people who do it, and I think it's a nice way to work, but I try to do the best I can and write what I like. I don't worry about it.
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I realized that, instead of moving people closer to a salvation decision, an answer can push them further away. Rather than engaging their minds or urging them to consider an alternative perspective, an answer can give them ammunition for future attacks against the gospel.
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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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College men from L.S.U., went in dumb, come out dumb, too.
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