Kurt Elling Quotes
That's the thing: There are so many art songs in jazz. It's a much more rich experience for the singer than people think.
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This creed of the desert seemed inexpressible in words, and indeed in thought.
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I'm not an anti-capitalist, or anarchist. I want capitalism to work.
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What we know for sure from our work and from others' is that mice have a life span of 1,000 days, dogs have 5,000 days, and we humans have 29,000 days. Recognizing that the duration is limited, and aging is inevitable, focus the attention on enhancing the quality of the days you have.
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Spend time reflecting on your emotional and physical existence and how that applies to the voice. You have to apply that wisdom and experience when you sing - it's what comes through.
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My gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out a trilogy if you have any faith in your film.
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I want every version of a woman and a man to be possible. I want women and men to be able to be full-time parents or full-time working people or any combination of the two.
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I'm addicted to food, so if you bring the cake and stuff to my house, I might walk by and take a swipe of icing and keep it moving. So what happens is I try to not keep it around.
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One hazard of our job on TV is people are always checking us out and noting every pound we've gained or haven't quite lost.
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Unlike President Obama, I am not afraid to state, without a wink or a nod, that the government has no right to tell us who we can marry or not marry.
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I think all television has to be about relationships and I don't think horror for the sake of it can work unless you're able to ground it in some kind of relationship.
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I grew up in a suburb of Ohio, in a small town, and I resonated with that small-town feeling where everybody knows your business.
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Broader social concerns within Muslim communities, such as discrimination, integration or socio-economic disadvantages, should be treated distinctively and not as part of counterterrorism agenda, which has been counter-productive.
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That's a rule in the business. No tongue. You can't really get into it, otherwise, it's weird. I think that particular scene made his (Adam Brody) girlfriend jealous. There were issues.
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What's so brave about being bald? I've not fought for my country or found the cure for cancer - I've just gone out without my hat on!
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It's hard to say this about a guy like Eddie Van Halen, one of the greatest guitar players who ever lived, but he's really limited to a style and they're locked into it.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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Investment in training is a huge necessity for knowledge-based corporations.
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Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.
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If you're living in your time, you cannot help but to write about the things that are important.
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I still sleep soundly every night. I'm not worried about everything people say.
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If I had to go back to school for anything, I'd go for astronomy.
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There's something about the water - that solitary kind of peaceful feeling. You're on Earth but not quite.
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Il ne faut jamaisVendre la peau de l'ours qu'on ne l'ait mis par terre.
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That's the thing: There are so many art songs in jazz. It's a much more rich experience for the singer than people think.
