Mary Lou Williams Quotes
He explained how ridiculous the clowning was, and there and then I decided to settle down and play seriously.
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I pass by that it is very culpable to be facetious in obscene and smutty matters.
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I found that the corridors of power in Delhi were littered with lobbies of various kinds.
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I tire of franchises, remakes, and endless sequels.
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Anything that encourages people to pick up an instrument and play, I'm fully behind.
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In theater or movies you see either 'I'm religious' or 'I'm an atheist.' I've never seen too much discussion of 'I believe there's a higher power but I'm hesitant to reach out to him because I don't know if I'm worthy of his attention.'
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What more can you ask for than to see a ballgame in spring?
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I think it's important to remember where I began. I know that when I talk to other writers, say, writers from the South or writers from abroad, it's where they begin as children that is important to them.
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Teachability and trust always leads to total obedience.
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All of the people are the dependents of Allah.
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There are so many ways to talk with the people who appreciate my help.
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My father's record collection was full of New Orleans music of all kinds. I used to listen to the radio in New York, and all there was on it at the time was Madonna and Michael Jackson, so it sort of passed me by.
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Americans are xenophobic, they will believe their own people rather than the adversary, even a friendly enemy voice.
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I tell my children now that they are older, 'If something happens to me... don't make no big fuss over me. Don't make no big expense on my funeral. Don't put any pressure on the rest of the family. I've loved everybody, and I hope they loved me. But don't create this big expense for the family.'
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I continue with the illusion of serving Colombia. Only God knows if it were to be from the presidency.
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Red Carpet Enterprise has been really well received since one guy can install it in about an hour, and it makes it trivial to deal with software management issues like deploying updates and creating standard package sets for your various machines.
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The only way of living in a free society is to feel that you have the right to say and do stuff.
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Here in Florida … we have something special we never enjoyed at Disneyland - the blessing of size. There's enough land here to hold all the ideas and plans we can possibly imagine.
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The experience of the world is worth more than the experience of any one man.
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I find life so shocking in general. Everything about it surprises me.
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Every so often, you have to do a show that makes you walk to your car with your head down, wondering what you're doing with your life. It's good for you, as long as you're not feeling that way every night.
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I have tons of art books. I have them all over the place. They are in my car, in my bag, and in my studio. There are books around me all the time.
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He explained how ridiculous the clowning was, and there and then I decided to settle down and play seriously.
