Bill Frisell Quotes
I love listening to other musicians and seeing what they do to gain their distinctive respective sounds and edge.
Quotes to Explore
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The world is too violent right now.
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I'm a Muslim. I don't try to hide it. I'm also a girl who loves music.
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Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
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The thing that can get kind of annoying is, when you travel so much, how hectic it gets. I was being interviewed once - it was a phone interview - and they said, 'Where are you right now?' and I didn't know where I was.
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I was very fortunate in my gene mix. The gambling instincts I inherited from my father were matched by my mother's gift for analysis.
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If I'm confirmed, I'll be myself.
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Not knowing the thing that's chasing you is a lot scarier than seeing it right in front of you.
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I think the Democrats are catering to them, but, you know, in the entire history of the United States of America, there has never been a judge who has been refused a vote when there was a majority of Senators willing to vote for his confirmation, never in history.
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Horses know how to be loyal but still keep their distance.
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The quality of your work, in the long run, is the deciding factor on how much your services are valued by the world.
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Of course, I have to consider that I've written a lot of prose, but I do in my heart think of myself as being originally, and still primarily, a poet.
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Every woman who chooses - joyfully, thoughtfully, calmly, of their own free will and desire - not to have a child does womankind a massive favour in the long term.
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I was surprised when I finally moved to Boston and the East Coast, to discover that there weren't that many vibraphone players around. And I was the only one playing with four mallets.
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The essential point of view of Christianity is sin.
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I haven't checked this out yet, but one of our guys told me we have a counselor within 45 minutes to an hour of most small businesses in this country. That's really powerful. I call it our bone structure.
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In the 'Dreamblood' books, I'm focusing more on what I like about epic fantasy: the layering and depth of tension; the chance to really delve into the minutia of an alternate society and its politics; a large cast of characters to love and hate.
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I always say the next one is my favorite.
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It requires bravery to do something no one else around you is doing.
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The diversity of the phenomena of nature is so great, and the treasures hidden in the heavens so rich, precisely in order that the human mind shall never be lacking in fresh nourishment.
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I truly never saw myself doing anything other than music. There was nothing else that brought me this much joy, but also this much frustration.
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The clash of ideas is the sound of freedom.
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I love listening to other musicians and seeing what they do to gain their distinctive respective sounds and edge.
