Bryson Tiller Quotes
I used to sing in church, too. Not like in the choir or anything, but for people around the church... on the church bus going home and Christmas plays.
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Every employee needs to know that there's somebody out there that they serve. And when we don't let people know that for one reason or another, we're depriving them of a fulfilling job.
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Where having been an actor was extremely helpful to me was in casting. That's where I think a director who has acted can really shine, and casting is the most important thing you do.
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
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When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thing. There's rap and there's music.
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Invention is not enough. Tesla invented the electric power we use, but he struggled to get it out to people. You have to combine both things: invention and innovation focus, plus the company that can commercialize things and get them to people.
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I'm a sponge for historical images of black people and black history on film.
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Every man I meet is in some way my superior.
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I definitely have the screenwriting itch.
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Ringside seats mean you hear the breaking of ribs, the splattered cartilage of what was once the boxer's nose, the dislocation of the jaw, the horrifying 'ugggh' that the boxer utters milliseconds after receiving a crushing left hook to the solar plexus or kidneys or head.
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I've had loss in my life, and I like to think my mother's energy lives on in some faintly Buddhist way. I do find some comfort there.
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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
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I've always tried to explore the humorous aspects of life.
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I've always considered myself to look like a rather plain-and-exhausted bluestocking, so it's rather odd to read Tweets commenting on my appearance.
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Today, computers help us making the music. It's really a tool.
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The only show my mother could afford to take me to when I was growing up was 'Cats', for my birthday.
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My appetite for public policy and changing it, and not only being a part of the conversation, but affecting it in a positive way, never diminished after 10 years in Congress.
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The NSA's business is 'information dominance,' the use of other people's secrets to shape events.
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My parents moved around Stockton and Lodi. I had a lot of anxiety about jumping into another classroom. They were always putting me in special ed. But I was smart; I wasn't like these kids in the special-ed classes. But it would make me feel a little bit stupid.
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I feel like the expectations have gone up. It's not a complaint, but it's a little intimidating. People are like, 'Oh, you're on Matador. It's kind of a legendary label - you're going to have to live up to all those other bands.' I guess it's not that explicit.
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I wanted to be a leading man - the black lawyer, the black doctor, the black policeman.
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To me, everything is always new. People involved in my personal life make fun of me a lot for not being jaded.
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Some find that very optimistic people have benign illusions about themselves. These people may think they have more control, or more skill, than they actually do. Others have found that optimistic people have a good handle on reality. The jury is still out.
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The purpose of a story is to be an axe that breaks up the ice within us.
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I used to sing in church, too. Not like in the choir or anything, but for people around the church... on the church bus going home and Christmas plays.
