John Scofield Quotes
When I write a tune - and it's been like this for many years - I always hear in the back of my head some sort of vague, orchestrated, fully fleshed-out big-band version of the song with other parts going on.John Scofield
Quotes to Explore
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Captain Cook discovered Australia looking for the Terra Incognita. Christopher Columbus thought he was finding India but discovered America. History is full of events that happened because of an imaginary tale.
Umberto Eco -
I made myself famous by writing 'songs' and lyrics about the beauty of the things I did and ugliness, too.
Jack Kerouac -
When you go back and really listen to the legendary rappers, this is timeless music. Guys like Biggie, guys like Pac, timeless music.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. -
Endurance in ministry is rooted in the eternal perspective. The absence of an eternal perspective makes you vulnerable to losing heart.
C. J. Mahaney -
My grandparents lived in Hollywood, and I was surrounded by the romanticism of movies ever since I was a child.
Tamra Davis -
Except for the Bible, the two greatest documents ever written are the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
Rafael Cruz
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Now it would be as absurd to deny the existence of God, because we cannot see him, as it would be to deny the existence of the air or wind, because we cannot see it.
Adam Clarke -
Country fans are the most loyal in the world, but they know every song that you put out - not just the singles.
Madison Marlow -
If you do like what you do, you're cooperating and sharing.
Victor Koo -
I thought art was dead rabbits hanging by their feet on a wall. I went to Italy and saw all the religious paintings, and they didn't move me all that much. Then someone invited me to see this van Gogh exhibit at the Rosenberg Gallery in San Francisco.
Irving Stone -
I don't mean to criticize anyone in any way that I wouldn't criticize myself. I think people should have fun, and have a good time, and enjoy the luck that we have to be lazy and dwell in consumerism. But I think that it's a balance. And our job as actors is empathy.
Natalie Portman -
If you make a wrong move with explosives, it could be deadly. If you're there when they blow up the beach, you get blown up, too. So you need to get your job done correctly... then pull the fuse with enough lag time for you to clear the area completely and get picked up by the small boats.
Jack Ramsay
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I want to make this world perfect.
Malala Yousafzai -
I wanted to come back with the team I grew up with.
Pablo Sandoval -
Hollywood panders to the 18-to-34 crowd. That demographic doesn't care about race and the package it comes in. They care about the hottest chick. They just like hot chicks.
Gabrielle Union -
Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you.
Langston Hughes -
Now, the typical way you make good things happen in Washington is you find a bunch of wealthy companies who agree with you.
Aaron Swartz -
I think you learn something from everybody that you've worked with. I really learned how to behave on set through the people that I worked with, like the importance of being on time and the importance of being professional. I don't bring my cell phone on set; I leave it in my trailer.
Dakota Fanning
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Fighting in the air is not a sport. It is scientific murder.
Eddie Rickenbacker -
Cameras in the courtroom is a great idea.
Jeffrey Toobin -
Boys were a very essential part of rock & roll. The girls were more onlookers.
Mick Jagger The Rolling Stones -
Considering the amount of information we're bombarded by, it's amazing if a song can transcend time.
Michael Bolton -
Some people buy records just to dance to 'em. Some people buy records to listen to the radio. And there's people that buy records 'cause they listen to every song.
DMX -
When I write a tune - and it's been like this for many years - I always hear in the back of my head some sort of vague, orchestrated, fully fleshed-out big-band version of the song with other parts going on.
John Scofield