John Corigliano Quotes
Jazz is not the popular culture. Jazz is in the same position in our culture as classical music. A very small minority of people really love it.
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I don't do detoxes or cleanses; they don't really work for me.
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I greatly enjoy reading the biographies of scientists, and when doing so I always hope to learn the secrets of their success. Alas, those secrets generally remain elusive.
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It's true; once you are a father, there's no turning back. Your heart strings as well as your purse strings are never again the same.
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Bogart could have been color blind. He got to know a man before he decided if he liked him or not.
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I just find that there's something about looking back on interviews, whether for purposes of remembering what I said about something or if it's for posterity when I'm 75.
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Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.
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Everybody in the black community must organize, and then we decide whether we will have alliance with other people or not, but not until we are organized.
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It took me just three months to pick up Hindi. I guess I'm a fast learner when it comes to languages.
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In my state, over 17,000 households are going hungry on a regular basis.
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You have to relish the challenge of television.
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I go back and forth between indie and studio because I feel like it, not because I feel obligated to do one or the other.
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You want a career? Do that first. You don't want to have kids? Then don't. You don't want to get married? Then don't. But once you do something, you've got to know that there is compromise.
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As a girl who was raised on the idea that we should give back to our community as much as possible, I believe that we have more power than we think when it comes to making change.
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Earl Nightingale has inspired more people toward success and fortune than any other motivational speaker on the planet.
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As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.
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Democracies can't handle austerity measures very well.
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You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.
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I know about the sweet home. I went to school with 'em boys, what became Lynyrd Skynyrd; I knew Allen Collins, the skinny girl-beautiful guitarist. I put Allen Collins in every travel piece I do. Travel writing is harrowing, going to Bermuda with a banjo on my knee.
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As a songwriter, it's very hard to listen to music that's not coming from the heart and soul, personally.
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No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.
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Unlike the masses, intellectuals have a taste for rationality and an interest in facts.
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To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans. I don't want to be hard, and I don't want to be negative, but I want to be honest.
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Jazz is not the popular culture. Jazz is in the same position in our culture as classical music. A very small minority of people really love it.
