George Gershwin Quotes
Not many composers have ideas. Far more of them know how to use strange instruments which do not require ideas.
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I think it's always harder in a film to convey intimacy.
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New York is one of the greatest cities in the world. It is a fitting host to its many international visitors, who can come to witness first-hand what a vibrant multicultural democracy looks like.
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It's always fun teasing the person. When they ask if I'm gay, I say, 'Oh, I don't know.'
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I would like to see America some day.
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You have family-owned businesses that have been around for 500 years. You cannot name a corporation that survives intact for even a few decades.
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If I'm trying to rebound after a bad hole, I just go back to tempo and process and rhythm, and I cling to my routine.
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The guitar for me is a translation device. It's not a goal. And in some ways, jazz isn't a destination for me. For me, jazz is a vehicle that takes you to the true destination - a musical one that describes all kinds of stuff about the human condition and the way music works.
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I've always dreamed of having a large family.
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Every poor designer can go with things that are popular at the moment.
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I want to keep pushing my boundaries. One of the biggest things I learned from 'Unbroken' is that you can go a lot further than you think you can. We often underestimate our actual capabilities.
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There are all these scripts where the women, if they're working, are prostitutes and lawyers with an angry streak who'll kill you. It's a reaction to women leaving their men and men being angry about it and saying it on some subconscious level.
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At Cheney's initiative, the United States stripped terror suspects of long-established rights under domestic and international law, building a new legal edifice under exclusive White House ownership.
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Our fate is determined by how far we are prepared to push ourselves to stay alive - the decisions we make to survive. We must do whatever it takes to endure and make it through alive.
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Those who said I'm not an out-and-out goal-scorer are probably right. I always feel I could score more.
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I naturally favour a clean, healthy diet. A salad sandwich is one of my favourite meals!
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Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.
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It's true that I have very little idea what I shall be writing next, but at the same time I have a powerful premonition of everything that lies ahead of me, even ten years ahead.
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If you go to prison, your child support adds up.
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For pleasure is a state of soul, and to each man that which he is said to be a lover of is pleasant.
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I am not a big reader to begin with.
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It's really important for boys to see that girls take up half of the planet - which we do.
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People’s good deeds we write in water. The evil deeds are etched in brass.
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A decline in the national housing price level would need to be substantial to trigger a significant rise in foreclosures, because the vast majority of homeowners have built up substantial equity in their homes despite large mortgage-market financed withdrawals of home equity in recent years.
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Not many composers have ideas. Far more of them know how to use strange instruments which do not require ideas.
