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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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 get to use fiction as a way to work out my thinking and to delight readers in the process. I can't think of any deal that's better for me, and I'm always so grateful that readers have indulged me as I argue with myself in my stories.
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Sharing our meals should be a joyful and a trustful act, rather than the cursory fulfillment of our social obligations.
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I did grow up in a military family but lacked the perspective to grasp the cognitive dissonance carried by most people who serve in the armed forces or the circumstances that push lots of folks into the military. I don't blame G.I. Joe or Rambo for that atmosphere, but they certainly reflected the final stage of a two generation cultural myth.
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The poor give us much more than we give them. They're such strong people, living day to day with no food. And they never curse, never complain. We don't have to give them pity or sympathy. We have so much to learn from them.
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If there's a trait for not sleeping, I probably have it.
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If this becomes a permanent barrier to employment and volunteering because of the use of this technology, then you're locking in the racial discrimination already in the system and multiplying its effect to a devastating degree.
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Bluegrass is in my blood and in my ears.
