Bill Laswell Quotes
If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room.
Quotes to Explore
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I did a film called 'Fire with Fire.'
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There are always reasons for people's behaviour, and it's easy just to dismiss them and assume that we already know their story, especially if they're no good at showing their emotions. Life gives you all these knocks, it's so easy to form a shell to protect yourself. I've done it myself.
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Each of us becomes a new person as we re-describe the past.
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In the '80 Olympics... people expected me to win. I was good enough to win, and I made a mistake and ended up second, which is pretty good, too.
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You have to interpret what's hot to make it work on yourself. If tweed suits are in, but you're not a suit kind of girl, wear the jacket with jeans and a pair of Converses.
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For every reason it's not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded.
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I had a lovely childhood. For family holidays, we went as far as the car could take us - we would drive to Florida, even though it would take three days. I didn't know we didn't have a lot of money because there was always food on the table. I didn't have a lot of stuff, but I did figure skating for a long time, and I always had my skates.
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A lot of people may know my face and know that I'm a good player on the football field, but they probably don't really know me as a person.
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I'm still dreaming to be the next Missy Elliott.
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Picture yourself in your minds eye as having already achieved this goal. See yourself doing the things you'll be doing when you've reached your goal.
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Acting is the work of two people - it's only possible when you have the complicity, the help, even the manipulation of a director.
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Whatever our bedtime was as kids, we could stay up an extra half hour if we were reading. My parents didn't care as long as I was under the spell of a Stephen King or a Douglas Adams. Now I read in bed. I read at work. I read standing in line. It's like, 'Hello, my name is Nathan and I am a reader.'
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Wickets are like wives. You never know what to expect from them.
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You will encounter many distractions and many temptations to put your goal aside: The security of a job, a wife who wants kids, whatever. But if you hang in there, always following your vision, I have no doubt you will succeed.
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Making the Hall of Fame, would it be something that's gratifying because of what I've sacrificed? Sure. Baseball has been a big part of our lives. We've sacrificed our bodies. It's the way we made our living.
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Many are called but few get up.
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It gets boring to me when people talk about clothing brands or what boat they're going to buy next summer.
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My first film 'Saawariya' was a flop; I don't regret it.
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The man who has an intelligent child is doomed to spend his life justifying every decision he makes.
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I can never be in the same place for too long. It feels like the world is caving in.
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You can wear your hair long or wear a beard because you want to show that you are interested in thought, in psychological endeavors rather than appearance.
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It's hard to find an emblem of cultural, national pride that burns as bright as Israel's success in classical music.
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I was really inspired by lots of people I came across who were managing various illnesses through diet and lifestyle. I kind of figured, you know, if it worked for them, then I might as well try it and see if it works. So I did.
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If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room.
