Keith Jarrett Quotes
You know, when people look at a tree, they look at the leaves; they don't look at the spaces between the leaves. They're focused on the tree. I think there's an awareness of spaces or it wouldn't look like a tree to them.
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You need a routine, to be able to spend some time with a person, and my lifestyle is constantly on the move.
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Mikhail Gorbachev was the Jimmy Carter of the Communist bloc. The Russians hate him.
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Reproof on her lip, but a smile in her eye.
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Money brings a lot of responsibility as to what you're going to do with it, and I've given quite a bit of thought to that.
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My interests span biology, though sometimes I feel like an anachronism, somebody from the Victorian era when there weren't so many boundaries dividing the sciences.
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I love road trips! My husband and I love that. We bought a truck with a bench seat so we could put the dog in the middle.
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I hear odd tracks from my albums every now and again on the radio, or maybe a friend plays me something.
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Prior to any questioning, the person must be warned that he has a right to remain silent, that any statement he does make may be used as evidence against him and that he has a right to the presence of an attorney, either retained or appointed.
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The only real indulgence was buying a house. That was a pretty big step.
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Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
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Human beings are natural mimickers. The more you're conscious of the other side's posture, mannerisms, and word choices - and the more you subtly reflect those back - the more accurate you'll be at taking their perspective.
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Even though I'm a hype man myself, I like the practicality of it all. People who understand how to turn a profit. At the end of the day, this is still business so I'm looking for real practical knowledge of how to actually make money, not necessarily raise it.
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The State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions. If they be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies.
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I want to let fans know how much I appreciate them and how much I appreciate them showing interest in our music and me personally.
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You get rid of the fear of death by understanding that it is an integral fact of our existence. You do that through will and reason.
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My operas and my theatre works are very formal pieces.
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When I became a mature woman, I put both feet firmly on the side of maturity.
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Global conditions are far too complex to be able to imagine that they could ever be really controlled by one power.
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I would love to have a drink with Meryl Streep or Prince. Those are my top two people I would love to talk to.
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I have a problem with the way the House is run. I believe that a few people at the top of a pyramid of power have controlled this place for a long time.
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When I started out as an activist, the issues were much clearer. There's advantage to the new media, but on the other hand, you miss the ability to frame an issue that you had when there were just three TV networks: CBS, NBC, and ABC. So the whole world could see the same police dogs. The same Bull Connor and his white tank. Now you've got narrow-casting. The media is all fragmented. It's so hard to get people to focus in a sustained way.
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There's no such thing as work-life balance. There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences.
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Most of my books have been about the complex ways an individual depends on community.
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You know, when people look at a tree, they look at the leaves; they don't look at the spaces between the leaves. They're focused on the tree. I think there's an awareness of spaces or it wouldn't look like a tree to them.
