Charlie Parker (Yardbird and Bird) Quotes
I put quite a bit of study into the horn, that's true. In fact, the neighbors threatened to ask my mother to move once, you know.
Quotes to Explore
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Team synergy has an extraordinary impact on business results.
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The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.
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I have a rebellious teenage thing. If my mom says I can't do it, I'm gonna do it. But I'm pretty good. That's why it was fun to play Sam in 'The Bling Ring.' I got to be someone crazy and wild to the extreme, then go home and relax and get rid of the burden.
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You know, I hate to sound self-involved, but I feel like I haven't peaked yet.
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I was a dancer when I got discovered, and I started working immediately. I started being in commercials and doing guest star roles. My first big thing, which happened maybe six months after being discovered, was 'Bring It On: All or Nothing.'
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What people say isn't going to stop me. I have to do things for myself.
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It's abhorrent to me that somebody is just evil, and you can't explain it.
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If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.
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We may define therapy as a search for value.
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The existing U.N. can be found in the writings of early Communist leaders.
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I have a fascination with Flight 93. My emotions are mixed: awe, gratitude, fear, heartache, pride - even, in some ways, guilt.
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It only looks like I get to eat a lot of food on TV. I really just get the one bite and the crew and guests eat everything else.
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I'm really interested in playing my age.
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People have given me the freedom and believe in me enough to say if I want to do these things that I will find a way to make it work. I don't know if they think I'm crazy, drug damaged or just an old weirdo.
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I see retirement as just another of these reinventions, another chance to do new things and be a new version of myself.
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Little boys have amazing minds.
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When you start to see another human being as less than you, it's a danger.
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People sometimes feel frustrated about what's going on in our oceans and environment, and 'Whale Wars' shows that ordinary people can take action and make things happen.
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When I was 8 years old, I watched 'Saturday Night Live,' and I always wanted to be on there and be an entertainer.
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A record deal doesn't make you an artist; you make yourself an artist.
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Perhaps I can say that I am a bit astute, that I can adapt to circumstances, but it is also true that I am a bit naive. Yes, but the best summary, the one that comes more from the inside and I feel most true is this: I am a sinner whom the Lord has looked upon.
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There's no trajectory to follow. Even if you were to say, 'OK, I'm going to model my ascent based on this other person's,' luck and timing play such a big part that it's really futile.
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I put quite a bit of study into the horn, that's true. In fact, the neighbors threatened to ask my mother to move once, you know.
