Kurt Elling Quotes
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You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.
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We took Big Pun, a 700-lb Spanish guy, one of the greatest rappers ever, and made him a sex symbol. Women would wait on line to kiss him.
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War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.
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Mutineer is the first album of mine without a demo stage.
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I'm not really into method acting - the way I was taught was the good old-fashioned British way of just doing your research and getting on with it.
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When you tour with a band, you're just out there, and it's just you guys. That's your little universe. If you do a play, it's the same deal. That becomes your world, for the cast and crew.
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I have considered rap music stars, and there is one in my new book, Lovers and Players, and there is also a hip-hop music mogul who I think you will like a lot.
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Some actors get fired up by the sound of the audience. I just want to retreat.
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We haven't really gotten the credit for what we have done.
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I love shooting guns. Not at people or animals, but I love shooting blanks!
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I used to be more of a sporty girl. I love outdoor activities. I haven't been doing much since living in Vancouver. I have my routines down in L.A.
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My mother isolated herself from all family and friends for some 20 years. And never met her grandchild, my son.
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You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
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Las Vegas and I both grew up together, and all of a sudden I was doing things that no performer had ever done before.
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I don't want to be on 'Dancing With the Stars' anytime soon.
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I meet blind and partially-sighted young readers all the time, and it's a shock that so few books are available to them.
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You need to let go of your fear and anxiety of being judged by others.
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The Internet's impact is immense. My students can't imagine ever paying for a book.
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It was Julie Burchill who decreed that, beyond a certain age, a man should not be seen in a leather jacket.
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I moved to New York when I was 17 and I had no idea what I was doing. I really thought I was going to take that city by storm and it taught me a lot; it was like the school of life. For me, it was like a series of really hilarious experiences in New York with getting jobs and getting fired.
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For centuries, everything was taught through music. History was taught through music; language and mathematics were taught through music.
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What song have you played 10,000 times? It's probably not something basic. It's probably a song that validates your experience on Earth.
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I know how hard it's been for me to get my thing out there.
