Christian Scott Quotes
The music that I make, the younger musicians are referring to it as 'stretch' music.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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For me to be here tonight, everything had to be perfect. I had to get drafted by Utah, had to play with a point guard like John Stockton, and had to be coached by Jerry Sloan and Frank Layden.
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I had done some TV movies that were great experiences but, no, I wasn't looking to do a series.
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Fortune and love favor the brave.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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We're so marriage-obsessed, we think that only married people are families.
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I never know what is going to have that 'X' factor and what isn't.
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Latin music has many international influences - pop, rock, country, Brazilian sounds, and alternative styles.
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So it's joyful to me, in my 71st year, to be able to be in a play that is absolutely right for my age and my experience, and that is a popular success. What more could you ask as an actor?
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Toronto is exploding with cyclists, with more and more people wanting to cycle and being turned off driving because of the incredible congestion. Biking is a much more efficient way of getting around, and you get there faster.
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Any reaction is better than none.
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I don't have a big career plan. I just like to see how things come out, and I just try to keep going in different directions.
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Because I was so quiet, my father let me spend hours and hours next to him while he would sketch. Everyone else was always asking things from him. I wasn't asking anything. I was just happy to be there.
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I haven't been hit since Leon Spinks hit me in '92.
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Dude, I turn into a six-year-old when I come to Disneyland. It's amazing. My eyes glass over and my blood pressure goes down. I'm just like everybody else. I turn into a big kid when I come here. It's the happiest place on earth, right?
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Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual.
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Young people like to think they're invincible. They don't like to face any situation where they've gotten weaker instead of stronger.
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I have ever been the queerest mixture of weakness and strength, and have paid heavily for the weakness.
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That's what I love about music. It's immediate. There's a connection whether you are playing at Hyde Park or Chicago, and it's been happening since the beginning of time and the troubadours.
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Only the free mind knows what Love is.
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I made a pact with myself a long time ago: Never watch anything stupider than you. It's helped me a lot.
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I don't think it's by accident that I was first attracted to translating two French women poets.
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The music that I make, the younger musicians are referring to it as 'stretch' music.
