Jessye Norman Quotes
There have been occasions - and I think it's very good for any human being that such occasions would be rare - that one would feel that one is a channel, and there have been some occasions when it seemed as though I was standing outside of myself watching and listening to myself sing.
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It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.
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This was just one of many times God has spared me.
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I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.''
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Though many corporations honor commitments to reduce dangerous pollution, some cut corners and cheat. The marketplace doesn't always have mechanisms to correct bad actors.
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Coming out of college with a degree in fine arts and painting isn't worth much any more.
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I like different statement jewelry, especially around the ears.
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But when I played Woodstock, I'll never forget that moment looking out over the hundreds of thousands of people, the sea of humanity, seeing all those people united in such a unique way. It just touched me in a way that I'll never forget.
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No matter who you are, black, white, green, there's going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?
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I see the city as an organism, shaped through time by the little humans having habits and doing millions of stuff in and out of it.
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A lot of West Virginia is untouched. It doesn't have as many strip malls, it has these old towns that feel like it used to be how it looked. Charleston has this river that runs through it, and it's really beautiful.
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More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth.
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I've had completely gray hair since, like, 30.
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You gotta improvise in life. You gotta improv if the police pull you over.
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If I wasn't in fashion, I would have been a psychiatrist.
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I was the ugly duckling until I reached puberty.
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Our need for that exterior god that sits up there and judges us... will diminish and eventually disappear.
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I don't know how often I can discuss one incident in my entire life, but I'll continue to do that.
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The greatest benefit of being a solo performer is that it is seriously frightening, but at the same time very empowering. It's just you and the audience. All the weight is on you to deliver the songs.
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Studying neuro-linguistic programming is what teaches you how to implant and extract thoughts. Mixing psychology, hypnotism and magic somewhat goes into this area called mentalism, which is what I mostly do. It's magic of the mind.
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I've never liked the word 'celebrity.' I like to photograph people who are good at what they do.
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Most of my career I've spent really nervous. Just about work, getting work and having it in.
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When climate change supercharges weather patterns, the disadvantaged often suffer first and most.
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If you can sing together, you can live together.
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There have been occasions - and I think it's very good for any human being that such occasions would be rare - that one would feel that one is a channel, and there have been some occasions when it seemed as though I was standing outside of myself watching and listening to myself sing.
