Billy Strayhorn Quotes
My grandmother played the piano, and I used to toddle over there and pick out little things that sounded good to me.
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The story was such that I couldn't make a graceful ending and then make a graceful new beginning. I could have, but I didn't want to. So, it isn't the most graceful way of writing a story. This new story is, I think, is pretty good stuff. I'm pleased with it anyway.
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As a child I knew almost nothing, nothing beyond what I had picked up in my grandmother's house. All children, I suppose, come into the world like that, not knowing who they are.
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I'm involved in music and fashion a lot more than I used to be, so my style has definitely changed - for the better, of course. It's given me greater insight into what colours work, what looks good on camera, and what I feel comfortable in.
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The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.
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Well, Eminem, you know, I know him longer. Ive been signed to his label since 2001 and he's a good friend.
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If a remake is not good, no one wants to see it and, again, it doesn't hurt the original.
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I'm the oldest 26-year-old I know. A lot of experience has been crammed into a short amount of time. Some days I feel a good 65, 70. Like I want to lie down.
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But I honestly don't read critics. My dad reads absolutely everything ever written about me. He calls me up to read ecstatic reviews, but I always insist that I can't hear them. If you give value to the good reviews, you have to give value to the criticism.
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When anybody goes to L.A. from London, there's always this slight sense of, 'What are you doing? Who do you think you are? It's never gonna happen.' It's the classic, good-natured British cynicism.
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I think it's really good to get the adrenaline pumping.
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My dad got me hooked on the news. That was a good thing.
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About 10 years ago, I took some vocal lessons. I'll bet that helped. I got a tape of exercises that the girl gave me, which I don't do anymore, but they were good. And I don't smoke.
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You have good days and bad days.
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We are in a situation with the huge stimulus package that's going to be spent all across this nation and a big financial crisis and banking crisis. And what we need is good, trained journalists who can play the role of watchdog.
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When I did 'Grease,' I took good care of myself. I treated it like a job. I approached it very professionally because I wanted to make a good reputation and hopefully continue on in the Broadway community and continue to do shows.
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A good artist should be isolated. If he isn't isolated, something is wrong.
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Good writers are in the business of leaving signposts saying, Tour my world, see and feel it through my eyes; I am your guide.
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The team is in great shape, the coaching staff, the front office. Just things feel really good chemistry-wise across the board.
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You can't show a four-hour movie in a theater, really.
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If an alien visited Earth, they would take some note of humans, but probably spend most of their time trying to understand the dominant form of life on our planet - microorganisms like bacteria and viruses.
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The women in my family are all super-emotional. The catchphrase in our family is 'Listen to my words, not my tears.'
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For those of you who are underrepresented in technology, know that you've always been here. Look in photos and see yourself reflecting back.
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I started 'American Born Chinese' as a mini-comic. I would write and draw a chapter, photocopy a hundred or so copies at the corner photocopy store, and then try to sell them on consignment through local comics shops. If I could sell maybe half a dozen, I'd be doing okay.
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My grandmother played the piano, and I used to toddle over there and pick out little things that sounded good to me.
