Chick Corea Quotes
If I had to look at 'Now He Sings'... from outside myself, I see it as a natural part of the growth of the jazz culture, which I've always been so happy - honored, really - to be a small part of.
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A sack is way better than any nightclub. A touchdown is way better than any bar experience I've ever had.
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I enjoy money. Not enough people in this world are happy. I'm determined to be contented, and having plenty of money from working makes it easier for me.
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It lies in human nature that where you experience your first laughs, you also remember the age kindly.
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I used to get some flack from my agents because I wouldn't even audition for parts where the hero uses violent force to be a hero.
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I thought if I put my book up on the Internet as a file that you could download, and I told people about it, maybe some people would download it and read it, and maybe I could get some response.
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I don't know what the instinct is, to save every report card, every half-sentence scribbled note, but my mother did it pretty effectively, and I've done it to a fare-thee-well.
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It didn't scare me to be vulnerable because I think that's when you get something great.
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In a small town, it's either sports or a band with your buddies. I was always athletic. But in college, I was exposed to all this new music, and I was drawn to hip-hop and R&B.
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Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery.
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I stay true because whatever the project is, I'm still looking for inside of that character. It's the thing that connects him to me and to everybody else. So, the search is the same. It's to unveil the truth, and that's how I stay true, because my purpose isn't altered.
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I like being unconventional.
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One of the recent love stories I enjoyed was Bhaskar's 'Bommarillu.'
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I don't want to be someone else.
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I first met my husband when I was 15. He was very cool, in a band, all that kind of thing, but he took a long time to grow up. Our paths crossed again 10 years later, and after about two weeks I knew that was it. I'm glad I met him when I did, even though I was fairly young. Because I think sometimes you can crystallise into singledom.
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I am mad for nature writing. I want to get inside the head of every creature in the world, even ants.
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A lot of young men are frustrated and looking for someone to blame.
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You know, if you're at home with children, you lose twenty-five IQ points.
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I was successful materially, but I know life is much more than worldly success. I saw all these blessings God had given me. The way to give thanks is obedience to God.
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As soon as you go into merchandising, everyone nods sagely and says, 'Ah, now we know why you are doing it.'
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I intend to serve a full term as Taoiseach.
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We grow small trying to be great.
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Some people can only be happy being a star. What happens if and when the work dries up?
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If I had to look at 'Now He Sings'... from outside myself, I see it as a natural part of the growth of the jazz culture, which I've always been so happy - honored, really - to be a small part of.
