Esperanza Spalding Quotes
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I'm not confident in my own ability to resist the titanic force of my own ego.
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I sometimes wonder how we're short of cod. There's gonna be a load deep down that are hiding. But it's a good reason to put the price up, and it means a load of people will have haddock. They should tell people they're running out of all sorts. Make 'em panic a bit.
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It was my wish since I was a child to become something, to be able to stand on my own two feet, to do something for myself.
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I used to rely on black-and-white, and while I was working on 'Smile,' I learned to adapt to color on my end.
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I just try to get away with as much as I can. I don't think that's very radical in the art world.
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I love reading; I really enjoy it. I read books quite fast, which kind of annoys me, but I like it at the same time because I can read a book in a day.
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Yes, I am very prolific.
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I do see value in music criticism. Most of the criticism I have received over the years has been very good.
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When we played with the Rollins Band, we'd keep songs going until we felt like ending it.
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Manhood is taking care of your family and being able to bless other people. Not yourself - but whether you can bless other people.
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I pride myself on being tragically uncool.
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I love the ending of 'The Wrestler.'
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I really like structured coats and layered scarves, and I especially love cashmere sweaters.
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When I was in grade school, my teachers decided I was just about the dumbest thing to come through the door in a long time. Whatever the lesson, whatever the subject, I would sit and listen to them with a lost, glassy-eyed expression on my face.
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For lack of a better word, I've let love and infatuation emasculate me.
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All the marvels of nature are glimpses of His divine power and expressions of His love.
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Painting is similar to music. You get a couple or words or notes or chords that excite you, and you just follow them and add a bit more and see where it takes you. That's the thrill for me. It still is a thrill, which is amazing after all this time.
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Start with the impossible. Proceed calmly towards the improbable. No worry, there are at least five exits.
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I speak Farsi, German, Dari, and I understand Turkish, but I haven't used it since 1985, so I'm a bit rusty.
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Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be.
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The way to my heart is by being truthful and spontaneous.
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We cannot afford to leave the poor behind.
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People are more used to seeing men who are masters at an instrument than women.
