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If you have a kid and you try irony out on them, they don't get it at 7, 8 years old. You can't really hide the Internet from kids. It worries me some particularly because I've done Disney and Pixar stuff.

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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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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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I seen her with the milkman, riding down the street. When you're through with my baby, milkman, send her home to me.
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I am half a man, holy Jesus, what a drag.
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But I don't want to sing everything out of the side of my mouth, I want people to understand what I mean.
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This one guy's wife is such a pretty brown thing, that I'm liable to give her a poke or two. Whaddaya think of that?
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It's a big surprise to me about America that there are 40 million people prepared to vote for (Trump). They wouldn't want him as a friend. No matter who you are, you wouldn't want him on your bowling team or to have dinner with him or anything. They would recognize it immediately in a guy. A big blowhard, braggart.
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I like the performing. And interviews, even. And the stuff that's not sitting in a room by yourself with empty paper. But I never loved writing, to tell you the truth.
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They don't respect us, so let's surprise them, we'll drop the big one, pulverize them.
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It takes a whole lot of medicine for me to pretend I am somebody else.
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I've written about a lot of different things, but the whole idea of writing for another character is unusual for pop music... Most of the repertory is love songs, and most of mine isn't. I don't know if that's a mental defect, or shyness, or what.
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You keep wondering whether people will see that Barack Obama is a liar and not very bright.
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Short people got no reason to live.
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I'd like to explain why you fine young men had to be blown apart to defend this mud hole.
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Still, it's clear that there are lots of people out there who are uncomfortable [about racism]. The Civil War was a long time ago but there are aspects of it that remain unsettled.
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Don't forget to bring that little blonde haired girl along. You know the one, love to watch her jump up and down.
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Who would want to break into [the music business]? It's like a bank that's already been robbed.
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Sometimes what I'm writing is more important to me than the rest of my life. It's more important to me that I'm writing well than anything else.
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It's very hard to get rich and famous at a young age and handle it well.
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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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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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