Elmer Bernstein Quotes
I made my way on to a grey list, a black list even. That's something I'm very proud of, actually.
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The center that I cannot find is known to my unconscious mind.
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The United States may be a religious nation. But it is also a nation with a strong commitment to separation of church and state.
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I think I would encourage leaders to start working with communities in order to inoculate angry, young teenagers.
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I grew up in the '80s. I was a kid, but all my favorite movies came out of that period.
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I have come to the conclusion - and I don't know why it took me so long, but nevertheless, I'm here now - that a lot of people tell me they don't get enough guitar on my albums. So I decided to do an album where the guitar would be the singer, playing the melody.
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If the only thing you knew about Oman was its location, you might never go at all.
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It's hard to say, 'I don't believe in God.' I would love to know if God exists. But it's a very difficult thing for me to believe.
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I don't want to be competing in a sport where I feel that I'm here not on my talent and my hard work but because of a piece of equipment.
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I think that life in Israel is sometimes bigger than the movies.
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If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony.
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It's all about sound. It's that simple.
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There's a really easy way of just kind of wearing make-up but looking like there's nothing on your face... I'm still not very good at it, and I'm learning slowly.
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According to the situation, your role changes in one-day cricket, especially in a phase like the Powerplay. If I bowl four spells, four times I will be playing a different role. If I come in the first Powerplay, and say the opposition are 70 for no loss after 10 overs, I will be looking to take a wicket.
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With 'posts' running in the millions, Internet message boards have become an essential part of the savvy investor's arsenal.
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Fundamentalism - of any variety - is a form of illiteracy, in that it asserts that it is necessary to read only one book.
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Unrest of spirit is a mark of life.
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Even if I only had 10 readers, I'd rather do the book for them than for a million readers online.
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Would you believe I never went to a hockey game when I was living in Canada?
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I remember being in a history lesson and saying to my teacher, 'How come you never talk about black scientists and inventors and pioneers?' And she looked at me and said, 'Because there aren't any.'
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Barack Obama is the president of the United States of America. More specifically, Barack Obama is the president of a congenitally racist country, erected upon the plunder of life, liberty, labor, and land. This plunder has not been exclusive to black people. - Ta
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People are scared to make something that doesn't look like another film that made a lot of money. It means we get 'Four Weddings And A Funeral' made again and again.
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I will not watch a whale die. I've not seen a whale die since I left Greenpeace in 1977.
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A lot of time, I'd spell things in standard English instead of phonetically because I want people to understand what's going on. It's also very lyrical, and the great thing about lyrical prose is even when you're not totally sure of the words, you can be swayed by the musicality of it.
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I made my way on to a grey list, a black list even. That's something I'm very proud of, actually.
