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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I drive a Prius. I always turn my faucets off. I never use plastic bottles anymore. I use glass bottles. I bring my own bags to the grocery store. And I try to use all natural shampoos and facial products.
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The world is as good as you are. You've got to learn to like yourself first.
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I love so many different denim silhouettes, but I do love a denim onesie. I think you can't go wrong with a '70s-inspired, full-on head-to-toe denim moment. I also love high-waisted denim anything.
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We kinda look at this as the second or third chapter of our lives. After college, most people figure out what they want to do with their lives. But we already know what we want to do in the future and that is to continue to further our business goals.
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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.
