Bessie Smith Quotes
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What's true for churches is true for other institutions: the older and more organized they get, the less adaptable they become. That's why the most resilient things in our world - biological life, stock markets, the Internet - are loosely organized.
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Everybody thinks they deserve something.
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There are lots of different reasons to choose roles.
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I feel like I became an artist by default. I went to art college, but my interest was always more towards film than painting or sculpture.
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You get to a point where it's like you can't really do anything right, and people will pick on you for whatever decisions you make, so I just try and take no notice and get on with my music.
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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Opinions are a private matter. The public has an interest only in judgments.
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I love Frank Ocean. I think he's so talented and his music is so great. So, I would love to do one of his songs like 'Bad Religion' or 'Pink Matter.'
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Turn off the TV and start digging around for information that's not from a corporation trying to make money.
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I love this country, I love these people, though I can't say I love their politicians. People are always nicer than politicians, but here, you can mark that difference up a hundredfold.
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The bad boy: always more fun.
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If you can be well without health, you may be happy without virtue.
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I drink maple syrup. Then I'm hyper so I just run around like crazy and work it all off.
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I developed a passion for the Middle Ages the same way some people develop a passion for coconuts.
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I didn't hang around films. I don't know if I'd ever seen Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes.
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Bailing out every bank that fails makes the system riskier, not safer.
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Habit is a great deadener.
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I'd like mostly stuff for design, because I like to design clothing.
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Walking around the streets with our dog is what we did all the time in Washington. Making friends with new people is something we did a lot in Washington. Traveling overseas is something that my wife Robyn and I really enjoyed together. This is really who we are.
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It is fatal to let any dog know that he is funny, for he immediately loses his head and starts hamming it up.
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When I wake up every morning, I smile and say, 'Thank you.' Because out of my window I can see the mountains, then go hiking with my dog and share her bounding joy in the world.
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I still can't believe I danced with Gene Kelly. How lucky am I that I've been in movies where I've danced with two of the greatest dancers of all time - with Gene Kelly and John Travolta.
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I'm like a magpie. I use lots of different things to build a character.
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I need a little sugar in my bowl and a little hot dog in my roll.
