Charlie Haden Quotes
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Sometimes I'd like to play the bad guy and sometimes I'd like to die in a movie.
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All movies aren't fun; some are hard work. You try to do something and convey a set of emotions that have to do with some real life kind of stuff.
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He told us he was going to take crime out of the streets. He did. He took it into the damn White House.
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You just can't control your art in the future.
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Writing a book for me, I expect, is very similar to the experience of reading the book for my readers.
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Investment in early education is not a Liberal or Conservative idea. Nor should it be decided along party lines.
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I was truly honored to work with legendary DJ and producer DJ Premier. I still can't believe I have a track with Premier; it really is one of the best songs I've written in a long time.
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I have got everything which a politician needs.
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I really like working in television and I like exploring a character over a longer period of time, and I like the consistency of television.
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In 2001, President George W. Bush was condemned for politicizing science with his decision to limit federal funding for stem-cell research; in 2009 President Obama was praised for reversing it, even though his decision was arguably just as political.
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Comedy and tragedy are two sides of the same coin. A talent in one area might also lead to a predisposition in the other.
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I'd been sending out demos and CDs for years. I knew my stuff was good enough, but I was getting nowhere. Then, three people - my future manager and two publishers - happened to send one of my tracks to EMI publishing in the same week. All of a sudden, they were interested!
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Of living creatures, business men are nearest sane; their philosophy is as accurate as their multiplication table.
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I like sex. I've had feedback but men will feed you back anything, won't they?
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Words do have a limited range of meaning, and no interpretation that goes beyond that range is permissible.
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I hired finishers because I’m a good starter and a poor finisher.
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’They are a very great boon to mankind, dentists,’ said Isabel. ‘And I’m not sure that we are grateful enough to them. I’m not sure that we even bother to thank them.’ She paused. Were there any statues of dentists? She thought not. And yet there should be.
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Diwali means family, so either I go down to Bangalore, or my family comes to Mumbai. I always ensure I take a few days off.
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I keep a fiddle hooked up in the music - we've got a music room - and try to pick it up.
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A few decades ago, many people didn't drink water outside of a meal. Then beverage companies started bottling the production of far-off springs, and now office workers unthinkingly sip bottled water all day long.
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As far as fame, the everlasting fame thing. I used to think that was important for a writer... the desire to make your mark.
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Except for a few guitar chords, everything I've learned in my life that is of any value I've learned from women.
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Over the years, my art box has gotten bigger and bigger.
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Bluegrass is in my blood and in my ears.
