Jamie Cullum Quotes
Some musicians like to decorate their walls with discs saying: '1 million records sold in America.' I prefer to put up discs marking sales in lesser-known countries.
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I like being from a city that is not entrenched in show business. When you're in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you're not dealing with show business, there's still this sense that it's the center of the universe.
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I love to walk into Borders or Barnes & Noble and see my books there. It's fabulous.
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Best player I ever played against? I mean, I played against many, many good players, so I don't know who to keep. I would say Ronaldo the Fenomeno.
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Helping out in your kid's classroom is a great way to get involved with your child's school.
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I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.
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There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from one dream into another dream.
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How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.
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Things were easier for the old novelists who saw people all of a piece. Speaking generally, their heroes were good through and through, their villains wholly bad.
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There are lots of films I wish stopped at installment number one. I like 'Back to the Future Part II' and 'Part III' enough, but I still like the ending of the first one better.
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Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.
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If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind.
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By no means do I want to try to leave country music. That's absolutely where I want to stay.
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Getting elected Governor of New Mexico, I really did enjoy that job. I thought I made a really big difference, and I think the same running for president of the United States - that I could make a really big, positive difference.
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The greatest and most important problems of life are all fundamentally insoluble. They can never be solved but only outgrown.
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I love making films, and as long as I love the subject, I just have a crazy amount of passion and energy for the project.
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One guy that I wish was here right now, Ted Williams, helped me so much, our long talks, not about hitting but about fishing, one of Ted's passions, and I wish he was here today to share this with me because I owe so much to Ted Williams.
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Plastic surgery and breast implants are fine for people who want that, if it makes them feel better about who they are. But, it makes these people, actors especially, fantasy figures for a fantasy world. Acting is about being real being honest.
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War triggers unforeseeable military dynamics and sets off massive political shocks, creating new problems as well as new opportunities.
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I always learn something from every actor I've ever worked with. I always pick something from them.
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Sometimes I do feel like I write the same story again and again. And for me, I am always looking for a place with a kind of redemption.
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Ensuring that the US continues to lead the world in science and technology will be a central priority for my administration.
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Life, like poker has an element of risk. It shouldn't be avoided. It should be faced.
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I love playing with a full band, but there's just like a different feeling up on stage when you're playing with a smaller group. It's easier to play off each other.
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Some musicians like to decorate their walls with discs saying: '1 million records sold in America.' I prefer to put up discs marking sales in lesser-known countries.
