Henry Saint Clair Fredericks (Taj Mahal) Quotes
My music is really fun music, with some pan-African and pan-American influences.Henry Saint Clair Fredericks
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After 'Sesame Street,' it's a hyper-familiar world to me and I have this childlike ability to ignore the fact that I'm talking to scraps of cloth. Every country I go to, I see posters promoting the film in different languages. 'Los Muppets' - I love that!
Feist -
America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
Carlisle Floyd -
If we don't end war, war will end us.
H. G. Wells -
Obviously, we're focused on the Winter Classic.
Gary Bettman -
I was always interested in the kind of history they didn't teach you in school.
Sally Watson -
I grew up in the '80s. I was a kid, but all my favorite movies came out of that period.
Dan Fogler
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'Dangerous' is an album that I was very dedicated to. I wanted every song to be a hit.
Yandel Wisin & Yandel -
I always loved all kinds of music. I would watch musicals a lot as a kid, on TV, watch the Fred Astaire movies. I'd watch 'The Wizard of Oz.' I was a big Jerry Lewis fan, and they'd have these big bands and someone singing - some siren, or some guy singing some gorgeous song. I was always enamored of that style of music.
Queen Latifah -
Any story hits you harder if the person delivering it doesn't sound like some news robot but in fact sounds like a real person having the reactions a real person would.
Ira Glass -
I'm an old-fashioned girl, and I didn't believe in living with people, so I guess I married for the wrong reasons at times.
Jaclyn Smith -
The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.
Gary Bettman -
I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.
Harper Lee
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I think the government must recognise that the wounds of conflict are even more grievous on the mind than the body, and indeed may even serve to fuel further conflict. Where conflict cannot be avoided, provision of adequate psychosocial services to prevent the adverse mental health consequences should take priority.
Vikram Patel -
Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment.
Garry Kasparov -
I was quite good at football once, although other than that my speciality would be maths. I'm great at sudokus and find all the spin-off games pretty easy too.
Gary Lineker -
When you live in L.A., it is easy to stay fit, as the weather is amazing.
Malin Akerman -
I do realize that I am a popular writer who people buy to take on vacation. I'm an escapist kind of writer.
Maeve Binchy -
Writing songs is about trying to connect with people on a deeper spiritual level - but I'm not a fan of contemporary Christian music.
Ryan Tedder OneRepublic
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In pop music, people take a stand. When you look at a Beyonce or a Kendrick Lamar, they are going to tell you what they think. And audiences totally get it. They totally love it, and they are totally hungry for it. But in our conservatory training, I think it's a little lacking.
Du Yun -
I wrote a book with my mom and my sister for fun. I had no idea it would be a 'New York Times' bestseller.
Trisha Yearwood -
You pass a program and get people dependent on it, making it brutal to get rid of. The key is not letting it get started.
Charles Koch -
I always have difficulty with the Greek tragic plays. I think the difficulty one has - which is a serious problem - is the question of belief. Do you believe in the myth that the play expresses? Do you believe in it as myth or as reality? With any play, you have to believe in it as reality. You can't act a myth.
Derek Walcott -
My music is really fun music, with some pan-African and pan-American influences.
Henry Saint Clair Fredericks