Bernie Worrell Quotes
We used to have a main female vocalist. But she had a baby. Now we do the singing ourselves.
Quotes to Explore
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In general, I think the world is a good place if you work hard, believe in yourself, have good intentions, and if you are kind to people, I believe that good things happen to you.
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But I believe we must not allow feelings of defeat to take root in our hearts.
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My wife, Caroline Spector, and I pitched some comic ideas to various publishers back in the '80s, but nothing ever came of it.
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Solar power is clean, renewable and cost effective, but it also needs time to develop.
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'Firewall' seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides 'military' and 'government?'
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As of 2002, two million Latino adults had been diagnosed with diabetes.
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From my undergraduate days, I've always been interested in the major philosophical questions that don't seem to have an answer that everyone agrees on.
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Many of the issues we face in dealing with rapid climate change are well suited to an engineering mind.
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Focus on remedies, not faults.
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I was born technically in D.C., and then my family moved to the Columbia area when I was in elementary school. It was right on the line between Clarksville and Columbia in Howard County. I remember it being just like a peaceful, safe atmosphere. I always felt connected to the woods and that whole suburban feel.
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I'm a man without a corporation.
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At the beginning, I experienced writing as a sort of constraint. Starting so young as a writer is pitiable: it's beyond your powers; you have to lay bare things that are very heavy, and you don't have the means for that.
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People can be inspired the way I've been inspired by music.
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A win for one is a win for all - and I'm not just saying that because Dumas did.
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The notion of religious liberty is that you cannot be forced to participate in a religious ceremony that's not of your choosing simply because you're out-voted.
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That's the mantra I use when the team tells me something is too complicated. People keep saying, 'We need more prioritization.' I say, 'Guys, what you want is less work. And that is not going to happen.'
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I can watch a movie and go, 'Oh, my god, that person is acting.' If you just listen to what the other person is saying, your response will always be genuine.
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I've been in a gym probably nine days of my life.
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Christina Aguilera's 'Stripped' had a lot of good songs. It's my range, so I use it to warm up a lot.
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There were, and still are, a lot of different points of view in the gay community. It's not everybody holding hands and singing 'Kumbaya.' People have very different perspectives.
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Conducting has more to do with singing and breathing than with piano-playing.
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I'm sort of half-Chilean at this point anyway, half-Argentine. This is where I have been living and working for a long time now.
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To take offence is a great folly, and to give offence is a great folly - I know not which is the greater.
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We used to have a main female vocalist. But she had a baby. Now we do the singing ourselves.
