Bill Frisell Quotes
First I was a European-style player, then I was a downtown 'noise guy,' and now some people call me an Americana guy.
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Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?
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There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It started with Rick Pitino. We took our first step with him, making the playoffs. When Pat came in we just kicked the door open.
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Parents, teachers, and other school staff need the tools to help these young people early in their lives. And the earlier, the better. It is proven that early action prevents problems later in life.
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For the year after I left government service, I worked as a consultant to the Republican National Committee because the lawyers advised that was the proper way for me to comply with ethics regulations and continue to advise the President.
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When this space walk will be completed, then the arm will be fully operational and ready for the next activity that will be pretty much the testing, the first flight testing of the space station arm.
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The motivation is important for me to act it, but I don't necessarily want the audience to know my motivation.
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Don't be afraid to convince yourself that your business is incredible, but don't expect others to be convinced without solid data to back it up. Ideas can be a worth a lot, but they are usually not. Execution is everything.
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A person standing in front of an audience without enthusiasm for his subject and his actions is disconnected from his spirit.
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If writers just sit and talk about oppression, they are not going to do much writing.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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I'm often drawn to characters that are more obviously one thing. They're passionate, and there is always an element of strength because I think every person possesses that in some way, even if they've experienced hardship in their lives.
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I grew up watching Salman Khan and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who have always juggled fitness with acting. In real life, I'm a fitness freak. Besides, it is nice to look at an actor who is fit, and if you become a role model, that's a perk.
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Most historians and other writers of what we now consider 'primary sources' simply didn't think about women and their contribution to society. They took it for granted, except when that contribution or its lack directly affected men.
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Nothing is inevitable until it happens.
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I never wanted to write. I just wrote letters home from a kibbutz in Israel to reassure my parents that I was still alive and well fed and having a great time. They thought these letters were brilliant and sent them to a newspaper. So I became a writer by accident.
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I understand Tea Partyers' anger with the system, but they are in way over their heads and often racially motivated, and I can't be part of that.
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I have a theory about that, if you have to say something, if you have encourage for one second a prospective acting student - he should not go in to acting.
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I'm thrilled I have the opportunity to do the 'Spread' show and have the terrific sponsors that we work with like Nikon or Verizon.
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I haven't watched telly for years.
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The novel and the film of 'The Color Purple' are both works of the imagination that make claim to historical truth.
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I think 'The Color of Money' was very instrumental in opening up other opportunities. People started to recognize me as an artist after that film. And then, after I did 'Bird,' it was more solidified.
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The Outsider's miseries are the prophet's teething pains. He retreats into his room, like a spider in a dark corner; he lives alone, wishes to avoid people.
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First I was a European-style player, then I was a downtown 'noise guy,' and now some people call me an Americana guy.
