David Crosby Quotes
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At first, before you meet her, you're like, 'I'm gonna meet Angelina Jolie! I'm talking to Angelina Jolie!' And then, within a matter of five minutes, you're like, 'Oh, I'm just talking to my director,' and it's just back to work. She really is all about the work. She's so surprisingly down-to-earth.
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I don't think anybody thinks they're bad, just in life, in general.
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I have played cricket on my own terms.
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I say I have Spanish in me, but I'm not just Spanish. I'm proud of my ethnicities, and I will always be proud of being a Filipino.
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The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
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We discovered a mechanism which is like the garbage machine of the body. We need to remove damaged proteins and create new ones in their place, and we discovered the machine that does this.
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As with lemon juice, the more sorrel you use, the more it has to be balanced with something sweet, starchy or creamy - it's a yin-yang approach to cooking that I find rather calming.
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The purpose of armed struggle is not simply to kill... its purpose is to reach a political goal.
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Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing.
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I spent years studying the teachings of Patanjali, and he reminded us several thousand years ago that when we are steadfast - which means that we never slip in our abstention of thoughts of harm directed toward others - then all living creatures cease to feel enmity in our presence.
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A good opening and a good ending make for a good film provide they come close together.
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My favorite actresses were Geraldine Paige, Anne Bancroft and Kim Stanley.
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I believe that blues and jazz are the two uniquely American contributions into music.
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I read 'The Shining' before I ever saw the movie, when I was maybe 12.
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For me every ruler is alien that defies public opinion.
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When I get dolled up to go out, men turn their heads and I'm used to it. But I think all women are sexy and should embrace that side of themselves.
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We're the first not-white family to ever live in the governor's mansion. My son-in-law is Puerto Rican. I have a beautiful little granddaughter who is half Korean and half Latina. I'm the only white guy in the house.
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I prefer to underplay scenes rather than, you know, be big and drive them. And sometimes you have to do that, but I like the more natural styles.
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The first song that I remember writing in its entirety was when I was 9 years old. I wrote it on a bus, on a field trip. It was called 'Mystery Man,' and in retrospect, it was the beginning of my exploration of what it was like to have a man in your life, because I didn't.
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I'll try not to let a day go by without making a song. I don't think I've created a lot of music.
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I know my parents loved me - they certainly did everything they could for me - but displays of affection were kept on a distinctly low flame.
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I like musicals and I love music.
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You know, songs often have a very coloured past. They might have something about them but it still doesn't work, so someone else adds a bit, and someone else adds a bit so perhaps one day I'll know its full history.
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I can't legislate a song into being; it just will not happen for me.
