Bill Dixon Quotes
Whatever I do, I attempt to do it fully. I try, and don't always succeed, to be thorough. There are musicians who do not know their worth, and if they knew it at one time, it has eluded them. I know my worth. You try not to dwell in the past.Bill Dixon
Quotes to Explore
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In politics people give you what they think you deserve and deny you what they think you want.
C. Northcote Parkinson -
The American grips himself, at the very sources of his consciousness, in a grip of care: and then, to so much of the rest of life, is indifferent. Whereas, the European hasn't got so much care in him, so he cares much more for life and living.
D. H. Lawrence -
I think these people have betrayed or have forgotten their ancestors.
Zhu Rongji -
Smaller wrestlers are built for more exciting matches.
Daniel Bryan -
I actually like to sing on 'Rock Band.' I prefer to take the mic.
Kaley Cuoco -
One theme I ran into over and over while writing about the periodic table was the future of energy and the question of which element or elements will replace carbon as king.
Sam Kean
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Comedy can be harder because if you aren't making the audience laugh, they're going to turn on you quicker. They'll go along with mediocre drama more than they'll go along with mediocre comedy.
Haley Joel Osment -
I was with the Jessie Bonstelle Stock Company in Detroit and Buffalo for three seasons - 10 performances and a new play every week. She was an amazing woman who did a great deal for me.
Katharine Cornell -
I think if I heard someone else talking about their life, describing all the problems I've had, they'd look like they were through. Done. But there's something about me - I'm smiling. Those things are really not bad enough to put me in a slump. I'm smiling with the opportunity to wake up every morning.
Nas -
Local innovation and initiative can help us better understand how to protect our environment.
Gale Norton -
The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
Felipe VI of Spain -
I'm working on a movie called 'Labor Day' with Kate Winslet while still balancing kite boarding. Being an actress and an athlete is a challenge, but I'm excited to see what happens.
Maika Monroe
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If I don't create, I don't exist.
Ingmar Bergman -
I'm not one of those professors whose office is encased floor-to-ceiling with books. By the way, I think academics do this to intimidate their visitors.
Gary Hamel -
The Toast's audience is about 30-35 percent male, which shocked me because I would say that we actively try to discourage men from reading our site. Apparently, there's not insignificant number of dudes out there who think that what we are doing is okay.
Mallory Ortberg -
I am a scientist. Mine is a professional world that achieves great things for humanity.
Randy Schekman -
I did absolutely grow up in a world surrounded by people who were always performing and being flamboyant.
Kate Winslet -
Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is.
Malcolm Arnold
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I'm a pretty tenacious person; I get that from my mom. So sometimes, I use dark humor. I can't take myself too seriously.
Art Alexakis -
But it can make you feel over, and old (Lord, you know it's a shame), when I only want for you to pull over, and hold me,till I can't remember my own name.
Joanna Newsom -
I don't think anyone feels older. You have this infinity inside you that feels like it could go on forever.
Venus Williams -
Life to me is a bit of a (Brothers) Grimm fairy tale.
Alexander McQueen -
Whatever I do, I attempt to do it fully. I try, and don't always succeed, to be thorough. There are musicians who do not know their worth, and if they knew it at one time, it has eluded them. I know my worth. You try not to dwell in the past.
Bill Dixon