David Sanborn Quotes
I try to do things that keep me interested. And play music that moves me. I like to move around and play in a lot of different ways.
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I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theater from time to time, and to write, and produce. It's by no means sour grapes.
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I feel that I am a scholar who only with the left hand writes novels.
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I will say this: I think 'Big Brother' is the biggest snooze known to mankind.
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Treasure the things about you that make you different and unique.
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A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
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I am such a do-goody, people-pleasing kid - or I was - I don't think I've ever been fired, not even from an ice cream shop, magician for kids' parties, not even in my early jobs in radio.
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You eat and sleep it all day long and play on the streets until mom calls you in. My story is no different than anybody else's.
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I'm obsessed with Radiohead. They're just the greatest band on the planet.
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Sometimes you have to be okay with what you are to the world, where you are in the world, and make the most of it.
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There are those people that eat to live and those that live to eat. I am of the latter, as many of you already know. To me, eating is an adventure.
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I don't think of myself as a role model. I do try to live in a compassionate, considerate and positive way. The only advice I can offer is to find what you love to do, find the joy in it, and express yourself through your passion.
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I find the presence of the sea quite inspiring, and sometimes I do just get out and walk around and take in the sea breeze to try and clear my mind.
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In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.
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I don't think I realized the extremes of my proportions until I moved to Paris. I thought I'd be 'normal' as a model, but actually, even in that world, I was at one end of the spectrum.
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In 1989, I was on Tiananmen Square with the students, living in their makeshift tents and joining their jubilant singing of the Internationale. In the two decades since, each time that I have gone back, visions from those days seem to return with increasing persistence.
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Sleeping is one of the more private aspects of parenting; it happens in a quiet room, whereas eating is a more public aspect of parenting. Other people can see it and compare it to what their kids eat.
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I don't get jealousy, I don't get how people hate each other - I never did.
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Reducing caloric intake is the only proven method of extending life. If caloric intake is reduced to 20 percent below maintenance, you can extend your lifespan considerably.
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I never want to feel more than the viewers. I'm not trying to be an automaton. It's like when you see people laughing on camera, and you don't find it funny as a viewer - it's an offputting experience.
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American commentators always ridicule the Japanese as being outdated because of company loyalty. 21 year olds that work in coffee shops don't want to admit it, but their system of "being in a band" is working the same way.
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The sound of the flute will cure epilepsyand sciatic gout.
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Sometimes broken things deserve to be repaired.
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I try to do things that keep me interested. And play music that moves me. I like to move around and play in a lot of different ways.
