Jon Batiste Quotes
There were so many people after that first 'Colbert Report' interview that were impressed by the synergy we had during the interview. People everywhere we'd go would say, 'You should be the bandleader; it would be great for jazz. It would be great for the music.' But I was completely against it.
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I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theater from time to time, and to write, and produce. It's by no means sour grapes.
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The patient decides when it's best to go.
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Besides the actual reading in class of many poems, I would suggest you do two things: first, while teaching everything you can and keeping free of it, teach that poetry is a mode of discourse that differs from logical exposition.
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Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.
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I've been making music for a long time, since I was very young, but at the same time, I'm still exploring what works for me. I feel like I'm just starting out.
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I didn't want to settle or become complacent after winning a major, I wanted to stay hungry. It's easy to do. It's easy to win a big tournament and kind of get a little lazy, so it's been a good motivator for me to work a little harder.
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I love my sleep.
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Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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'Dhruva' will have them glued to their seats throughout, and I'm sure of that.
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Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.
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Alanis Morissette - I love how she's not afraid to say what she wants to say. Love it or hate it, she's going to say it. And her vocals are crazy; they're amazing, and I also love how her music is really organic.
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I've been into every doo-wop there is. I think I went to the university of doo-wop-ology.
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The main thing that you have to remember on this journey is, just be nice to everyone and always smile.
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One may no more live in the world without picking up the moral prejudices of the world than one will be able to go to hell without perspiring.
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Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.
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I think beauty comes from within. If you're happy and look at life in the best way you can, even when there are problems, it can make you beautiful on the outside.
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My father used to take me to the movies on Saturdays. In 1940, when I was four years old, we encountered 'Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe.' I loved it. Especially the rocket ship, which I later realized had no airlock and no washroom. But they managed to get to Mongo with it.
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Not a day has gone by in my life when I haven't thought about death.
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For me, if something fits properly, it makes me feel good.
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I'm fascinated by food. Food is love, isn't it?
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The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read.
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There is nothing like walking on the streets on a freezing cold day and hearing fans scream your name, then stopping to talk to those same fans. There is nothing like looking into the crowd at the Q and seeing over 20,000 people wearing wigs to match your hair. Those are feelings I will cherish for the rest of my life and never forget.
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There were so many people after that first 'Colbert Report' interview that were impressed by the synergy we had during the interview. People everywhere we'd go would say, 'You should be the bandleader; it would be great for jazz. It would be great for the music.' But I was completely against it.
