Jonny Greenwood Quotes
As soon as you impose Western chords on an Indian scale, something great collapses.
Quotes to Explore
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Suppose I put polka dots all over my body and then cover my background completely with polka dots. The polka dots on my body, merging with those in the background, create an optically strange scene.
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In general, the philological movement opened up countless sources relevant to linguistic issues, treating them in quite a different spirit from traditional grammar; for instance, the study of inscriptions and their language. But not yet in the spirit of linguistics.
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Envy aims very high.
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My earliest memories of holidays are from when I was about eight. We lived in Pennsylvania, and every year we'd visit Miami.
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We need to make sure the Department of Agriculture is promoting farmers and ranchers.
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I grew up in a household that revered building businesses. It wasn't thinking about leadership; it was more about building something. To build something, you ultimately have to lead.
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Some of the best health care services are free or cost very little and are even available to millionaires but hardly anyone knows they exist.
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The effort to create a work of art that is true and potentially lasting, that is the very best work of art you can create at that point in your life - a book that may only reach or move a few people but will seem to those people somehow transformative. That's the ideal; that's always the motivation.
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The Keystone XL project has built strong safety measures into its design with the newest technology. Additionally, 80 percent of the new Canadian oil sands are being developed 'in situ,' meaning, it has a similar carbon footprint and emissions as conventional oil wells.
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I perform in the major leagues of what I do. It's incredible.
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To those who scare peace-loving people with phantoms of lost liberty, my message is this: Your tactics only aid terrorists, for they erode our national unity and diminish our resolve. They give ammunition to America's enemies, and pause to America's friends. They encourage people of good will to remain silent in the face of evil.
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I can understand why a single parent, working two jobs, would find it easier to stop at McDonald's with the kids rather than cook something from scratch at home.
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I don't believe that wishing works. I think we get the things we work for.
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For people to link my music to their lives, it's incredible, there's no other feeling like it.
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A friend of mine, that I had known for some time, came up one day with an old guitar. I don't know where he got it, I don't know how long he'd had it, but he knew about two chords on it. He proceeded to teach them to me, and then we proceeded to go crazy over music.
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Fretting springs from a determination to get our own way.
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My world, my world... How can such a good little girl like you destroy all of my beautiful wickedness. - Wicket Witch of the North
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I had looked forward
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Pete Townshend used to crash chords and let the guitar feed back. He's overrated.
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Sahaja Yoga is nothing but love, love, love. How much you love others is the main point.
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I need ten thousand angels to walk me out the door.
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Your career, interests and relationships are important, but they are only important insofar as they lead you toward a deeper understanding of yourself. Otherwise, they are irrelevant.
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Regina Spektor is great. I can't wait to see what more she's capable of.
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As soon as you impose Western chords on an Indian scale, something great collapses.
