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Van Quotes

The rules of game shows limit stuff so much. I remember on ‘Money From Strangers,’ being in the van - not even performing - and there was a lawyer there the entire time. ‘No, you can’t give money for that. Yes, you can give money for that. That’s a partial answer. That’s a full answer.’ Picture Quote #1

Vincent van Gogh’s mother painted all of his best things. The famous mailed decapitated ear was a figment of the public relations firm engaged by Van Gogh’s dealer Picture Quote #1

The summer of 2002 at the Wilson birthday party I met Van Dyke again and I made plans to have dinner with him Picture Quote #1

I went to a rare live Van Dyke show and met him there. And then he came to a show of mine and we spoke back stage. The third time was at Brian Wilson’s birthday party Picture Quote #1

I am a child of the 70s, so I love classic rock - Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Van Morrison, and I also love Coldplay Picture Quote #1

Ours is a culture that dances on the edge of ephemerality. If our servers slept for too long or if we left our iPads unplugged for too long, we’d wake up like Rip Van Winkle to find all of our book culture erased Picture Quote #1

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We could park the van and walk to town, find cheapest bottle of wine that we could find. And talk about the road behind, how getting lost is not a waste of time Picture Quote #1

If you want to get broken in good, put four girls on the road together in a van and tour up and down the country Picture Quote #1

I can pretty much say that because of Bruce Lee and Jean-Claude Van Damme, that’s why I do what I do today Picture Quote #1

I was going to buy a van and move to LA so I could secretly pursue acting without any of my friends knowing Picture Quote #1

In August of 2002, I survived a car accident. Although I can still see the van speeding toward us, I cannot bring to mind the crash itself - only its aftermath Picture Quote #1

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When my father became vice president, I was a sophomore in high school. I’d do things like go on a run with my soccer team and purposely dodge the security van. Then my parents compromised with the Secret Service when I went to college. I just had a panic button in my dorm room, so if I pressed that, they’d be there within 2 or 3 minutes Picture Quote #1

High school and college were my punk, formative years. I was playing hardcore, learning to be a musician. In bands, you tour, but you’re paid nothing; you’re playing to 50 people in a basement, sleeping in a van, and you love it Picture Quote #1

My Dad used to tell us: ‘En este pais, ustedes van a poder lograr todas las cosas que nosotros no pudimos’ ‘In this country, you will be able to accomplish all the things we never could.’ Picture Quote #1

The Dick Van Dyke Show’ was the most fun I ever had and the most creative period of my life Picture Quote #1

I liked a lot of the things other people liked - Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Van Halen, AC/DC - but if I compared it to my dad’s music, there just seemed to be elements missing Picture Quote #1

In death metal, a lot of guys are Eddie Van Halen disciples, but they take his style to really expressionistic places. It’s a real pleasure for me to hear people pushing their craft Picture Quote #1

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There are plenty of millionaires who would pay millions to hang a Van Gogh painting on the wall, but hardly one that would have ever had the crazy nut over for dinner. I feel like the big companies are like that with musicians. They’ll say, ‘We love music! It’s all about the music!’ - but if a musician shows up at the door, they call security Picture Quote #1

You have to find hope. Hope is such a shape shifter. You tend to look in the rearview mirror for hope, but when it’s gone, you have to look forward. You have to get in the van and keep driving on Picture Quote #1

What’s funny in ‘The Mayor of MacDougal Street’ is how Dave Van Ronk talks a lot about the time and how exciting it was and how electric it was Picture Quote #1

For my band’s debut tour in 2011, we road-tripped across the country in a 15-passenger van. It was the first time I’d left Alabama. I drove through scenery I’d only ever seen in calendars: auburn leaves falling in Vermont, the sun setting over purple mountains in Arizona. It was incredible Picture Quote #1

My brother Van got the computer first and showed me what it was like to edit video. I definitely credit Van with turning me onto filmmaking Picture Quote #1

I got my first television at Stanford when I was 20, and I used to watch ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’. He played my father on ‘Becker,’ and he’s still one of my heroes. Along with John Cleese, he’s my favourite physical comedian Picture Quote #1

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My father, Melvin van Peebles, and my mother were both very active politically when I was a kid. The first time I was allowed to stay up late was to attend a demonstration Picture Quote #1

Dave Van Ronk, for those who don’t know him - probably most don’t know - was a folk singer. He’s kind of the biggest person on the scene in 1961 in the folk revival in Greenwich Village, biggest person on the scene until Bob Dylan showed up Picture Quote #1

... Jeff Beck is my idol .. sometimes he finds notes that I just do not have on my guitar. Frank Zappa’s another one .. I loved Frank Zappa ... I do think Van Halen reinvented the guitar ... he’s an excellent musician, a shrewd guitarist and as a person he’s wonderful Picture Quote #1

You have to change your life for yourself, and it’s about the fun of getting there - sitting in the tour van, breaking down on the side of the road, you know, having a laugh with the guys in the band, making mistakes with nobody watching Picture Quote #1

Learn to trust yourself. That’s very vital. ... Just stand with yourself. Remember, in his lifetime, Van Gogh sold only two paintings. I personally sold even fewer Picture Quote #1

I was getting money for showing one man killing another. Two lives were destroyed and I was getting paid for it. (On his 1968 photograph of the summary street corner execution of prisoner Nguyen Van Lem by South Vietnam’s police chief, Lt. Col. Nguyen Ngoc Loan.) Picture Quote #1

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The rules of game shows limit stuff so much. I remember on ‘Money From Strangers,’ being in the van - not even performing - and there was a lawyer there the entire time. ‘No, you can’t give money for that. Yes, you can give money for that. That’s a partial answer. That’s a full answer.’ (Van Quotes) Vincent van Gogh’s mother painted all of his best things. The famous mailed decapitated ear was a figment of the public relations firm engaged by Van Gogh’s dealer. (Van Quotes) The summer of 2002 at the Wilson birthday party I met Van Dyke again and I made plans to have dinner with him. (Van Quotes) I went to a rare live Van Dyke show and met him there. And then he came to a show of mine and we spoke back stage. The third time was at Brian Wilson’s birthday party. (Van Quotes) I am a child of the 70s, so I love classic rock - Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Van Morrison, and I also love Coldplay. (Van Quotes) Ours is a culture that dances on the edge of ephemerality. If our servers slept for too long or if we left our iPads unplugged for too long, we’d wake up like Rip Van Winkle to find all of our book culture erased. (Van Quotes) We could park the van and walk to town, find cheapest bottle of wine that we could find. And talk about the road behind, how getting lost is not a waste of time. (Van Quotes) I’m not a movie star. I’m a brand name. Van Damme is like Levi’s. I go on vacation, and everywhere I go, people love me for my name, not for my movies. (Van Quotes) If you want to get broken in good, put four girls on the road together in a van and tour up and down the country. (Van Quotes) I can pretty much say that because of Bruce Lee and Jean-Claude Van Damme, that’s why I do what I do today. (Van Quotes) I was going to buy a van and move to LA so I could secretly pursue acting without any of my friends knowing. (Van Quotes) In August of 2002, I survived a car accident. Although I can still see the van speeding toward us, I cannot bring to mind the crash itself - only its aftermath. (Van Quotes) When my father became vice president, I was a sophomore in high school. I’d do things like go on a run with my soccer team and purposely dodge the security van. Then my parents compromised with the Secret Service when I went to college. I just had a panic button in my dorm room, so if I pressed that, they’d be there within 2 or 3 minutes. (Van Quotes) High school and college were my punk, formative years. I was playing hardcore, learning to be a musician. In bands, you tour, but you’re paid nothing; you’re playing to 50 people in a basement, sleeping in a van, and you love it. (Van Quotes) My Dad used to tell us: ‘En este pais, ustedes van a poder lograr todas las cosas que nosotros no pudimos’ ‘In this country, you will be able to accomplish all the things we never could.’ (Van Quotes) The Dick Van Dyke Show’ was the most fun I ever had and the most creative period of my life (Van Quotes) I liked a lot of the things other people liked - Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Van Halen, AC/DC - but if I compared it to my dad’s music, there just seemed to be elements missing. (Van Quotes) In death metal, a lot of guys are Eddie Van Halen disciples, but they take his style to really expressionistic places. It’s a real pleasure for me to hear people pushing their craft. (Van Quotes) There are plenty of millionaires who would pay millions to hang a Van Gogh painting on the wall, but hardly one that would have ever had the crazy nut over for dinner. I feel like the big companies are like that with musicians. They’ll say, ‘We love music! It’s all about the music!’ - but if a musician shows up at the door, they call security. (Van Quotes) You have to find hope. Hope is such a shape shifter. You tend to look in the rearview mirror for hope, but when it’s gone, you have to look forward. You have to get in the van and keep driving on. (Van Quotes) What’s funny in ‘The Mayor of MacDougal Street’ is how Dave Van Ronk talks a lot about the time and how exciting it was and how electric it was. (Van Quotes) For my band’s debut tour in 2011, we road-tripped across the country in a 15-passenger van. It was the first time I’d left Alabama. I drove through scenery I’d only ever seen in calendars: auburn leaves falling in Vermont, the sun setting over purple mountains in Arizona. It was incredible. (Van Quotes) My brother Van got the computer first and showed me what it was like to edit video. I definitely credit Van with turning me onto filmmaking. (Van Quotes) I got my first television at Stanford when I was 20, and I used to watch ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’. He played my father on ‘Becker,’ and he’s still one of my heroes. Along with John Cleese, he’s my favourite physical comedian. (Van Quotes) My father, Melvin van Peebles, and my mother were both very active politically when I was a kid. The first time I was allowed to stay up late was to attend a demonstration. (Van Quotes) Dave Van Ronk, for those who don’t know him - probably most don’t know - was a folk singer. He’s kind of the biggest person on the scene in 1961 in the folk revival in Greenwich Village, biggest person on the scene until Bob Dylan showed up. (Van Quotes) ... Jeff Beck is my idol .. sometimes he finds notes that I just do not have on my guitar. Frank Zappa’s another one .. I loved Frank Zappa ... I do think Van Halen reinvented the guitar ... he’s an excellent musician, a shrewd guitarist and as a person he’s wonderful... (Van Quotes) You have to change your life for yourself, and it’s about the fun of getting there - sitting in the tour van, breaking down on the side of the road, you know, having a laugh with the guys in the band, making mistakes with nobody watching. (Van Quotes) Learn to trust yourself. That’s very vital. ... Just stand with yourself. Remember, in his lifetime, Van Gogh sold only two paintings. I personally sold even fewer. (Van Quotes) I was getting money for showing one man killing another. Two lives were destroyed and I was getting paid for it. (On his 1968 photograph of the summary street corner execution of prisoner Nguyen Van Lem by South Vietnam’s police chief, Lt. Col. Nguyen Ngoc Loan.) (Van Quotes)

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