Kurt Elling Quotes
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There is very strong historical data that suggests the way societies grow is by making large, long-term investments.
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I could go to London in 2012. I will only be 37.
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The whole kiss-and-tell thing is a negative approach that often happens in a World Cup. We will see negative stories about the players and it can affect their confidence and the overall performance of the national team on the pitch, let alone the bid to actually stage the competition.
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Around the world, climate change is an existential threat - but if we harness the opportunities inherent in addressing climate change, we can reap enormous economic benefits.
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God isn't really interested in our batting averages.
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I think there's plenty of evidence that we need to stop spewing so much carbon into the air, that we're contributing to climate change and that we ought to look for alternatives.
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It's aggravating that Hollywood has never gotten credit for the role it played in promoting modern design.
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Even without an economic downturn, women sometimes want to keep their shopping habits to themselves.
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It is better to predict dramatic things that don't happen than boring things that do.
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My career is an open book, but my life is not.
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Anybody can do a deal. The tough part is doing the deal at the right time, being strategic.
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I don't remake any movie, whether old or of other language.
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It is better to be young in your failures than old in your successes.
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Tolerance is another word for indifference.
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I don't regard James Bond precisely as a hero, but at least he does get on and do his duty, in an extremely corny way.
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I really love 'America's Next Top Model.' I'm always tweeting about it, and people are like, 'You need to get a life!' Any time I do a photo shoot, I always think, 'What would Tyra say?'
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All our steps in creating or absorbing material of the record proceed through one of the senses - the tactile when we touch keys, the oral when we speak or listen, the visual when we read. Is it not possible that some day the path may be established more directly?
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There is no force more potent in the modern world than stupidity fueled by greed.
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How dearly, at one time, and how cheaply at another, does Genius purchase immortal fame!
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We've already seen in the Windrush scandal how the Conservatives' hostile environment checks can destroy the lives of people who have every right to be in the UK. The government's chaotic approach to Brexit risks a repeat of that scandal for EU citizens.
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In these difficult times, when tough decisions are required, the differences between Labour and the Tories are becoming much clearer. One party believes in intervention to reduce social and economic costs and the other believes in market forces and letting things take their course.
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I think film can change lives. Doing 'Milk' changed mine, for sure. When I see that someone like Harvey Milk changed his life and the lives of many others in just eight years, I feel powerful. I go out of the cinema saying, 'Maybe there's something I can do, too.'
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I've got more low notes than I had when I started.
