Jason Moran Quotes
I'm lazy. I don't practice enough. I do other stuff. I'm not a musician's musician, and I don't necessarily know if I want to be. When I hear something and want to work on it, then that's what my project will be.
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Even as a kid, I read 'Jung – Reflections and Individuation In Fairy Tales'; all the inner circle of Jung was a real huge thing for me.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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Number 4 should have been number 1. Thanks, Honey.
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Life is a game. Money is how we keep score.
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In the experience of art, time seems not to exist.
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Most of the important composers in our country are clustered in the Northeast.
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If you seek my help and guidance, I will immediately give it to you.
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My mum was a child minder, but now she fosters. My dad was in the police force, and now he's a private detective.
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In a marathon, if you run too fast, you get exhausted. If you run too slow, you never make it.
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If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you.
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I grew up in a cloistered, conservative culture that adhered to strict gender roles. So it's easy to understand why the 'girl dressed as a boy' trope resonated so much. In a world that didn't want to give people like me adventures or significance, books with cross-dressing girls were treasures.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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I let characters be human and flawed and relatable. When we do things that aren't that great, we can understand it.
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I wake up at 5:30, 6 in the morning, but don't head into the office right away. I like to hang out with my wife, talk about things, get some coffee, you know.
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I remember looking back on a photo of me... wearing a suit that was, like, two sizes too big for me. I think a lot of guys don't know what fits.
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I always knew that I was going to be a writer. There was no question in my mind about that.
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The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on.
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Everyone thinks when they start writing that they can't do it. I was lucky. My sister Delia was the most important person in terms of encouraging me.
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When you don't know what the band looks like, it puts the emphasis on thinking and taking the music and message more seriously.
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'Hasn’t all this taught you anything?' Annette asked Gabriel Baines as they waited for the simulacrum’s return and report.'Like what?''That there is no perfect defense. There is no protection. Being alive means being exposed; it’s the nature of life to be hazardous-it’s the stuff of living.
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To seek advice is easy, easy-approach job. To find the truth by yourself, that is a little difficult, and you have to work hard continuously, and you will find it.
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Half finished work generally proves to be labor lost.
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I'm lazy. I don't practice enough. I do other stuff. I'm not a musician's musician, and I don't necessarily know if I want to be. When I hear something and want to work on it, then that's what my project will be.
