John Howe Quotes
My initial plan was to spend a year in France, go to some kind of school and learn a bit of French. I went a year in an American college in the outskirts of Strasbourg, but got a glimpse of a real art school, L'Ecole des Arts Decoratifs, and enrolled the following year.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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Nothing scares me more than people with some doll collection.
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During the 2008 election, I made clear to the Obama campaign that I don't think it's wise for me to force my personal political agenda on anyone.
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Shareholders need to have a real interest in the companies they own. Too many are simply too busy - they are asleep at the wheel.
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My parents divorced when I was seven. Because divorce is messy, for good or ill, they sent me to boarding school.
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Because it is my second season with the team, no time has been wasted in getting to know the people I'm working with. I am aware of what the team is capable of and how the organisation works, and they are familiar with what makes me tick.
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One of the things jazz has always excelled at is translating the reality of the times through its musical prism.
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I don't have a telephone. If I had a lot of money, I wouldn't have one.
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I just respect Kanye as an artist.
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Whenever someone says to me, 'Are you for or against Common Core,' the first question I ask is, 'What do you think Common Core is?' You will get a different answer from every single person. You will literally get a different answer.
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I have no political aspirations. That's it.
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It's easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common.
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A writer without a reader doesn't exist.
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A lot of artists don't like the sound of their voice. They're put off by it.
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I think I have a strange relationship with time. I'm not really aware of that time passing. I don't feel that I'm wasteful with time. But I'm not aware of it passing.
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I think the perfection of love is that it's not perfect.
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I will never do 'Pulp Fiction 2,' but having said that, I could very well do other movies with these characters.
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I live in a constant state of hyperbole.
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The hardest thing to find in life is balance - especially, the more success you have, the more you look to the other side of the gate.
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A lot of people my age who are working right now have never acted; they get a show and suddenly they're making millions. It's always those people who get it fast who have the most trouble staying grounded and being themselves.
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There's this Bruno Mars guy. I met him in Hawaii when was doing Elvis imitations at the age of about five or six years old. There's a lot of old school in him. He's got a depth that I just love.
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There should be an app or service that comes and packs your bag for you so you don't have to do it. A real-life Siri.
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At the art college in Edinburgh someone arranged for some London groups to come up and play. I was in a supporting band, with Bernie Green I think. Derek Bailey was one of the visiting musicians. He seemed to like my playing and asked me to come down to London.
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My initial plan was to spend a year in France, go to some kind of school and learn a bit of French. I went a year in an American college in the outskirts of Strasbourg, but got a glimpse of a real art school, L'Ecole des Arts Decoratifs, and enrolled the following year.
