Jessica Livingston Quotes
You've got to say you are a step ahead of where you actually are to move to the step that you want to be at.
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Although I grew up as a fan of the culture from the disco D.J. era as a young kid and hearing the beginnings of hip-hop, I'm hearing it all from another borough in Brooklyn.
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Your ability to use the principle of autosuggestion will depend, very largely, upon your capacity to concentrate upon a given desire until that desire becomes a burning obsession.
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Push your luck. If you see a pretty girl in a bar, say something.
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There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake.
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I find very often people like to confront rumors. It depends on how much they trust you. And you have to have a line between what is tasteful and what isn't.
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In many ways, our campaign this year will be the same as last time: We're still going to focus on fixing up basics and cleaning up ethics at City Hall.
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I think the best thing I can hope to achieve is to educate, or make aware, as many people as possible on how the little things they do every day really do affect our environment, and how easy it is to fix some of those things.
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I can paint in jail.
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We've got to step up our conservation efforts before it's too late. We're not protecting our lands and natural resources. Take the Grand Canyon for example; I'm sure that at one time it was a beautiful piece of land, and just look at the way we've let it go.
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Is there discrimination against women? Yes. There's no denying that the old boys' network is alive and well. But there's also discrimination against men.
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John Sayles is good. He's like a good thoroughbred owner - he leaves the trainers alone.
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I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.
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In my next life, I want to be a housecat. Naps all the time!
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Novels are longer than life.
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I had a long period of writing what I think of as 'save the world' novels. 'Fledgling' was a chance to play.
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It is weird. A lot of people try to ask me political questions. I'm not a politician.
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The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us.
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Kids accept where they are because they don't know the past. They know what they have; they know where they are.
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We gotta see-saw until we unthaw those Popsicle toes.
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I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business.
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We know what happens when Europeans start dividing themselves up and emphasizing their differences and seeing a competition between various countries in a zero sum way.
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I really want to bring ensemble playing back to the forefront - not just for me, but for everyone in jazz. When you have a group, a true co-op group, you can really heighten the possibilities of all the treasures of jazz.
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You've got to say you are a step ahead of where you actually are to move to the step that you want to be at.
