John Zorn Quotes
Great musicians accept everything that they hear and find something good. They take what they like and they throw away what they don't like.
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When I first got married to my husband, he had boxes full of photos of my two stepsons, ages 5 and 8 at the time, and I put them together in some little albums and wrote notes about how happy I was that they were a part of my life.
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So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.
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It is time for Hillary Clinton to permanently retire.
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Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.
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If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add, 'All the time.'
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Some books I've kept because the binding is beautiful - I'm unlikely ever to read my grandmother's copy of 'The Life of Lord Nelson.' I'm addicted to secondhand bookshops.
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I'm most honest about writing when I'm talking to family or friends, not to newspapers.
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I think we're the first generation to successfully integrate American society.
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All that you may achieve or discover you will regard as a fragment of a larger pattern of the truth which from the separate approaches every true scholar is striving to descry.
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There are still so many movies made starring 50 men and one woman! A white male actor should never be allowed to complain about anything. Shut up and sit in the corner. I mean, seriously!
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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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I would lie in bed, and I was nine years old, and say to myself: 'I want to be the richest man in the world.' I've come a long way from there.
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I believe we are our own inner hand - the godly power resides within each of us to create the lives we desire - no matter what the challenges!
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Long for me as I for you, forgetting, what will be inevitable, the long black aftermath of pain.
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I'm very much against war; I'm very much against terrorism of any kind. I find terrorism to be one of the most appalling things that can exist in society.
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So many people love sci-fi, and they're so loyal.
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It takes a little bit more mentally to figure out what I need to do to be most effective. The game is ever evolving. So you have to constantly pay attention to the change because you don't want to be left behind.
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Even though people say Richard Harris and I have been having a great feud, it's not true.
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My two essential ingredients are chilies, any kind, dried or fresh; and acid, whether it's citrus - lemon, lime, yuzu - or vinegars. Food has to pop.
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Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.
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I think one of the great things about the United States has been our ability to maintain a distinction between our military and domestic law enforcement.
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It's so important just to be true to yourself and to own your own character and take responsibility for it, and speak up and say, This isn't right; this isn't me.' It's a great lesson, not just in wrestling but in life. If you're not feeling something that's true to your heart... everybody's gotta be true.
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Great musicians accept everything that they hear and find something good. They take what they like and they throw away what they don't like.
