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If I had a ringtone, it would probably be Neil Diamond. -- Evan Spiegel
Neil Armstrong was probably one of the most human guys I've ever known in my life. -- Eugene Cernan
As much as I love heavy riffs, I like The Eagles, Neil Young, Elton John, Crowded House. -- Zakk Wylde
Everyone should take their hats off to Neil Armstrong. He is a humble guy who doesn't wave his own flag. -- Buzz Aldrin
Neil Young is the prime example, the grand goal, if you will. He's still shredding, and he never lost his credibility. -- Mac DeMarco
The press will naturally come and go as it has done with all artists, from David Bowie to Neil Young to U2. -- Kelly Jones
I'm not full of malice, but I do dislike Neil Diamond a lot, and I'm sorry that I've done a Neil Diamond song. -- Robert Wyatt
I've always had an interest in vampire films - not just 'Nosferatu,' but there are many others that I have enjoyed: Abel Ferrara, Coppola, Neil Jordan. -- Park Chan-wook
From 'The Sandman' and 'Black Orchid' to 'Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?,' Neil Gaiman has provided some of the most memorable stories of the comic book industry. -- Jim Lee
While the House of Blues slogan has been 'In blues we trust,' its stages are usually filled with more reliable moneymakers - Neil Diamond and A Tribe Called Quest among them. -- Bill Dedman
Admittedly, it would take industrial-grade chutzpah and a massive dose of malevolence for anyone to bulldoze the spot where Neil Armstrong stepped off the Eagle lander. But even innocent visits could be damaging. -- Seth Shostak
You know, Neil Young is singing Rock n' roll will never die, and Neil never rocked and rolled in his life. I mean, he rocked, but he didn't roll. He has got no swing in him. -- Joni Mitchell
I don't doubt for a second that Neil Armstrong's spirit is still with us: that unique blend of optimism, humility and the utter confidence that when the world needs someone to do the really big stuff, you need an American. -- Mitt Romney
I've had mentors who were kind of the troubadour singer-songwriters, like Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Neil Young, and that's just what I've always liked - people who would talk real honestly about their lives and their circumstance. -- Jewel
I've always been a fan of melody and emotional melancholy, whether it was Rites of Spring or Tears for Fears or Neil Young. If I hear a song that has a sweet melody, I'm a sucker for it, whether it's Linkin Park or Little Richard. -- Dave Grohl
Now one thing I think is really lame, is if you're an artist and you go to a karaoke bar and sing your own song. I like to get up there and sing stuff that I would never sing on stage anywhere else. Like Neil Diamond. -- Jason Aldean
The American people, Neil, are sick and tired of excuses. They are sick and tired of the blame game. And they're sick and tired of the deception coming from this president and this administration. This is why I believe that I am doing so well in the polls. -- Herman Cain
I'm constantly claimed by atheists. I find this intriguing. In fact, on my Wiki page - I didn't create the Wiki page, others did, and I'm flattered that people cared enough about my life to assemble it - and it said, 'Neil deGrasse is an atheist.' -- Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil Hamburger writes such cutting jokes. -- Natasha Leggero
My songs are like cheap Neil Young copies. -- Randy Bachman
I'm more into Neil Young and radical honesty. -- Bradford Cox
I'm not a professional entertainer. I'm not Neil Diamond. -- Cat Power
Novel writing is World Building & Word Weaving (Neil Postman's terms). -- J.M. Varner
You can say that Wayne Coyne sounds like Neil Young. -- Mike Lowry
You either love or hate Neil Warnock and I like him -- Matt Murray
I love Neil Finn. I've loved everything he's done since Split Enz. -- Nik Kershaw
When Neil played for me, he ran his legs off. (on Neil Lennon) -- Lawrie McMenemy
When I was in high school, I read all of Neil Simon's plays. -- Darius Rucker
Neil Sullivan has stopped absolutely everything have thrown at him...Wimbledon 1, Manchester United 1. -- Mike Ingham
Angel was the first Irish feature film. Neil's first movie and my first movie. -- Stephen Rea
There was a note on my dressing room table that said, Call Neil Young. -- Carrie Snodgress
I remember; I was 15 years old when Neil Armstrong put feet in the moon. -- Umberto Guidoni
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Eugene O'Neil created an American theater, and Tennessee Williams taught it how to sing. -- John Guare
I've worked with Neil Jordan, who I really adore. We did The Brave One [2007] together. -- Jodie Foster
I like a composer called Henry Purcell, and I love to listen to Neil Young. -- Cornelia Funke
Neil Armstrong, when he was out there landing on the moon, I was there first. -- Mark Roberts
I love 'Crazy Horse,' and Neil Young is one of my favorite guitar players. -- Juliana Hatfield
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Neil Armstrong was probably one of the most human guys I've ever known in my life. -- Eugene Cernan
Other people like Neil Young and Dennis Hopper, those are just really close knit family friends. -- Amber Tamblyn
Programme names have been changed, and we have Andrew Neil saying he won't be using long words. -- Jonathan Dimbleby
Kids today look at me like I'm Neil Young. Nirvana is the band their parents listen to. -- Uncle Kracker
I love Stephen Stills and Neil Young dearly. We talk all the time. We see each other. -- David Crosby
I have been working up until recently with Neil Simon, who has been adapting the character to me. -- Paula Abdul
I began hearing rumors of apossible recording session with Neil Young. I was a huge fan of Neil's. -- Jack Irons
I always knew that Neil Kinnock belonged in the economic nursery. Now, God help us we've got twins. -- Michael Heseltine
That's what I like about Neil Jordan's films: everyone is better at what they do than you are. -- Ian Hart
I wasn't a rock 'n' roll girl. I said, Neil Young, Neil Young, where do I know that name from? -- Carrie Snodgress
I was born Mary Patterson, but then I married and naturally took my husband's name, so now I'm Neil Patterson. -- Stephen Fry
I love Neil Patrick Harris. I've always been a big fan of his - he was my first TV crush. -- Christine Lakin
Neil Young played Helpless, and by the time he finished, we were asking him if we could join his band -- David Crosby
Neil Armstrong today takes his place in the hall of heroes. The moon will miss its first son of earth. -- Mitt Romney
I remember the Neil Young brand hitting me very hard immediately. He wasn't an acquired taste. I loved him immediately. -- Jonathan Demme
If you feel tired midway through, give Neil Patrick Harris a Red Bull and throw some sheet music at him. -- Steve Martin
Neil Armstrong, that spaceman, he went to the moon but he ain't been back. It can't have been that good. -- Karl Pilkington
I was totally romanticizing the idea of Los Angeles when the Doors, Joni Mitchell, and Neil Young were hanging out there. -- Lykke Li
I listen to Neil Young and jazz and classical stations and, if my girlfriend's driving, it tends to be Hall & Oates. -- Black Francis
I listen to Neil Young and jazz and classical stations and, if my girlfriend's driving, it tends to be Hall & Oates. -- Black Francis
I don't think Neil Young has a beautiful voice, but it's something that grabs you, and the songs are so good. -- Lykke Li
I don't think Neil Young has a beautiful voice but it's something that grabs you and the songs are so good. -- Lykke Li
How do I explain Neil Young? Great question! I explain Neil Young as, I would kill to see his acoustic shows. -- Bob Mould
You can trust a Neil Simon script. Every dot. Every dash; that pause means something. He takes all the jokes out, practically. -- Hector Elizondo
I can't think of a comparable level of cultural excitement about something since Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in the 1960s. -- Stanley Bing
It was peculiar to be standing so close to him. He's just a man, but still, what a thing to be Neil Armstrong! -- George Meyer
Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. I am the first man to piss his pants on the moon. -- Buzz Aldrin
What we will have attained when Neil Armstrong steps down upon the moon is a completely new step in the evolution of man. -- Wernher von Braun
I am surprised nothing has been made of the fact that astronaut Neil Armstrong carried no sidearms when he landed on the moon. -- Arthur Goldberg
She refused to think of Neil, brave and quiet, whose reward for a heroic rescue was to be slowly devoured by strange cave balloons. -- Brandon Mull
and if there is a way to find you, I will find you. but will you find me if Neil makes me a tree -- Tori Amos
Neil Young is my hero. You know what that guy has been doing for the past 40 years? Making music. That's what that guy does. -- Dave Grohl
I'm fascinated by politics. I love watching everyone from Neil deGrasse Tyson to Lawrence Krauss to people like Richard Dawkins and Noam Chomsky on YouTube. -- Michael Buble
When I was in Boston, I was doing a lot of Americana stuff - I fell in love with Ray LaMontagne, Patty Griffin, and Neil Young. -- Madi Diaz
Neil Kinnock's speeches go on for so long because he has nothing to say and so he has no way of knowing when he's finished saying it. -- John Major
Farm Aid was started in 1985 by Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews as a concert to support small local farms in the U.S. -- Rebecca Pidgeon
As long as there are history books, Neil Armstrong will be included in them, remembered for taking humankind's first small step on a world beyond our own. -- Charles Bolden
My mother's side of the family was in the production side of theatre. My grandfather, Jose Vega, was a general manager for Neil Simon shows on Broadway. -- Yancy Butler
I love Neil Young. His songs were the first songs I learned to play, and I recommend anyone who is starting guitar to learn Neil Young songs first. -- Jesse Harris
I take a much more pragmatic view than many people on the Left about working with Neil Kinnock. Kinnock represents the best vehicle possible for achieving socialism now. -- Ken Livingstone
There are so many different people that I've emulated vocally. In the rock world - Sebastian Bach, Vince Neil, Freddie Mercury, Robert Plant. They all had amazing vocal talent. -- Fergie
My whole life, I have listened to people like Neil Young, or Crosby, Stills & Nash, and artists that have made a career out of the mellow, folky, acoustic dynamic. -- Dave Grohl
Maybe people would be surprised to know that I listen to old Neil Diamond albums from time to time. The man rocks. I defy anyone to prove me wrong. -- Mark Hoppus
A friend of mine from college is married to Neil Levy, who started on 'Saturday Night Live' in the early days and is a really great guy and funny writer. -- Richard LaGravenese
In fact, I think 500 years from now, the two Americans so far who will be remembered are George Washington and Neil Armstrong, who, amazingly hasn't been paid very much attention. -- Kevin Gutzman
Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams...all of them are different styles, but those are the songs that make the times...they're the songs that last through time. -- Dolly Parton
We never let go. Ever. Even with punctuation. It's frightening. I can't see anyone from any record company ever writing an email to Neil and not getting it back, with corrections. -- Chris Lowe
When I was young, I wanted to be a dramatic writer, a writer of tragedy. Nothing would've pleased me more than if I could have written like Eugene O'Neil or Tennessee Williams. -- Woody Allen
I fell in love with Neil's pain. We were in this cocoon of intensity. Neil and I were uniquely in the same position at the same time, having overwhelming success facing us. -- Carrie Snodgress
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I was very much influenced by a great book by the scholar Neil Richards called Intellectual Privacy, that [Louis] Brandeis changed his mind on the proper balance between dignity and free speech. -- Jeffrey Rosen
Back when I was working with the Stones and with Joe Cocker and Neil Young and Neil Diamond and all of those - 'the boys,' I call them - it was fun. -- Merry Clayton
It's not until recently that I could even imagine myself as an adult. But these kids today, they look at me like I'm Neil Young. Nirvana is the band their parents listen to. -- Dave Grohl
One of the highlights of the first Good Omens tour was Neil and I walking through New York singing Shoehorn with Teeth. Well, we'd had a good breakfast. And you don't get mugged, either. -- Terry Pratchett
The dedication of this book is split seven ways: to Neil, to Jessica, to David, to Kenzie, to Di, to Anne, and to you, if you have stuck with Harry until the very end. -- J. K. Rowling
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I was raised in Topanga Canyon. It's an eclectic community up in the Santa Monica mountains. A lot of musicians lived there - Joni Mitchell, Neil Young - as well as artists and craftspeople. -- Inara George
If the American taxpayer knew how much they paid per person to put Neil Armstrong on the moon they would never have paid it. It was hidden from them deliberately because the costs were astronomical. -- Danny Boyle
At 10, I heard Neil Diamond's 'Solitary Man' and it moved me so deeply I stood, frozen in place during school recess, feeling such empathy for the narrator in Diamond's masterpiece that my heart was smashed. -- Dan Hill
Certainly after the tragedy in Neil's life, we were holding out hope for his recovery. It wasn't too promising at the time and obviously you get to the point of thinking that that is it. -- Alex Lifeson
Both Neil and I had done solo projects where we were the boss and I just thought that if he was willing to get into it, it would really be a good experience for him. -- Alex Lifeson
But when Neil called, I have to say that my heart soared. And the reason was, because it said so much about his recovery... that he was coming back to the world of the living. -- Alex Lifeson
We've all heard about space and landing on the moon, but somehow it's a very tom-boyish adventure. It's planting the flag on the moon by Neil Armstrong, and it has this very male-hero edge to it. -- Lily Koppel
I was only 8 years old on July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong, 38-year-old commander of 'Apollo 11,' descended the cramped lunar module Eagle's ladder with hefty backpack and bulky spacesuit to become the first human on the moon. -- Douglas Brinkley
My main influences are pop and folk music - Bob Lind, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, the Motown collection, The Zombies, Elliott Smith, and a ton of 70's AM radio hits. I love powerpop too. -- Greta Salpeter
The records that I grew up listening to had feel, and the drummers that inspired me - like Stewart Copeland, Neil Peart, Phil Collins and Roger Taylor - all had their own voice and individual style. -- Taylor Hawkins
Together we made our way down to the street level. Neither of us said a word. The music was awful--Neil Diamond or something. I should've made that part of my gift form the gods: better elevator tunes. -- Rick Riordan
I watched the first moon landing at a bar in Paducah, Kentucky, a fact worth mentioning only because I still remember how suddenly silence descended on this raucous place when Neil Armstrong started coming down that ladder. -- Pamela Sargent
Neil Gaiman swooped into my life though another friend, Jason Webley, who knew we were fans of each other's work and introduced us via email. Neil and I, like me and Ben, just hit it off instantly. -- Amanda Palmer
I don't think rock 'n roll is necessarily a young man's game. I think Neil Young is just as rock'n'roll now as he was in his 20s. I'd like to think we can still be edgy and challenging. -- Adam Clayton
Space fascinated me because I'm from the generation that saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon live on TV. I was 7 at the time. Also, 'Lost in Space' was one of my favorite shows on TV back then. -- Alfonso Cuaron
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I'm interested in everything. I don't see why Borges can't work along with Neil Gaiman, or Stephen King can't be mixed with Balzac. It's just storytelling; it's different ways of using codes and images and words and sounds. -- Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Neil's effect on the band was immediate and very fulfilling. He adds a certain edge to the sound and, of course, he is an incredible musician. We became a better band because of the inclusion of Neil Young. -- Graham Nash
Though I don't have any serious argument with Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods', I believe that Americans cease to be Europeans - the land makes them become Americans. You see it happening all the time when you travel around America. -- Michael Moorcock
Middle Age connotes fat, cancer, bad musical taste, and death. It conjures up a commuter in the sixties going to a Neil Simon play in Sansabelt pants, a knit vest, balding, belly sagging - and then there's the men. -- Marilyn Suzanne Miller
It would be horrible if there was no competition. It's what people want to see - they either like you or they don't. Not everybody likes Van Gogh. Or Bob Dylan! So you have Neil Young...or Ozzy Osbourne. -- Kate Hudson
I guess some people like to just stick with their sound, like Weezer or something, but I think I just try to keep it as close to my real life, in a Neil Young sort of way, as possible. -- Kurt Vile
Look at Neil Diamond. Was he the cool guy? No, he was the housewives' guy. He didn't try to be what he wasn't. He just did what he did - made great music, was a good entertainer, nice-enough guy. -- Michael Buble
My favorite time in music is probably 1970-75. Still Bill by Bill Withers, Harvest by Neil Young, John Prine's first album, James Taylor's One Man Dog-I hope I can bring the same sort of spirit I hear on those records. -- Amos Lee

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