Dave Brubeck Quotes
When I was first aware that I couldn't read music I didn't know I couldn't read because I could play the music that was in front of me.
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I can easily hold two opposing beliefs at the same time without any problem, which I find - well, mind-expanding, really.
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Women are blessed with energy - a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their strengths through my films.
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Experience by itself is not science.
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I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.
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It would make everything I worked for meaningless if baseball is integrated but political parties were segregated.
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In the beginning, I found it hard to give my songs away, but now I've realised it's exciting, and it's only making me better.
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It's never been seen that a street artist go as far as I've gone - keep consistent without wanting to do a bunch of ventures outside of music to keep my face out there.
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The secret to everything for me is doing yoga every day. It does do nice things for your body, but it also kind of calms you down and chills you out. Other than that, I don't really drink alcohol and I always take my makeup off at night!
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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I didn't particularly like being objectified.
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Going back to my own past as a reader, I was a big, big reader of romances, particularly as a teenager, the age that my books are aimed at.
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Nashville is only a couple of hours from New York, and people just move at a slower pace there - and they don't care who you are or what you do.
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I want to play a psycho, something more challenging than just 'the girlfriend' part.
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The presumption of innocence, the benefit of the doubt, walking without worrying - these should not be hallmarks of white privilege. They are human rights - human rights - that should be enjoyed by all.
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A lot of things can't be modeled very well.
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To me there is no picture so beautiful as smiling, bright-eyed, happy children; no music so sweet as their clear and ringing laughter.
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Take your mind off the problems for a moment, and focus on the positive possibilities. Consider how very much you are able to do.
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There have been moments in my career when I've had to be tough and I've had to step up to the plate - but usually that's because a man has underestimated me. But other than that, I wouldn't say I'm a tough person.
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I grew up loving the John Wayne and Clint Eastwood westerns.
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I'm hungry for knowledge. The whole thing is to learn every day, to get brighter and brighter. That's what this world is about. You look at someone like Gandhi, and he glowed. Martin Luther King glowed. Muhammad Ali glows. I think that's from being bright all the time, and trying to be brighter.
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Only Americans can hurt America.
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The cool thing about writing music, writing anything, is that once you publish it, it's there forever.
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When I was first aware that I couldn't read music I didn't know I couldn't read because I could play the music that was in front of me.
