Esperanza Spalding Quotes
There's the juiciest music that makes me so happy, music that I need on that deserted island when I'm stranded for the rest of my life, and nobody cares that it's there.
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I had done some TV movies that were great experiences but, no, I wasn't looking to do a series.
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You can blow on the dice all you want, but whether they come up 'seven' is still a function of random luck.
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I was quite good at football once, although other than that my speciality would be maths. I'm great at sudokus and find all the spin-off games pretty easy too.
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Do not quit! Hundreds of times I have watched people throw in the towel at the one-yard line while someone else comes along and makes a fortune by just going that extra yard.
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I never thought for a second that anything I ever did was going to make someone cringe. That never occurred to me.
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The principles governing Western democracies, of which Israel rightly considers itself a part, are based on the assurance that everyone has a vote, but also that the minority needs to yield to the wishes of the majority.
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As a child, I had the opportunity to meet the captain onboard a British Airways flight. It was so exciting to see the cockpit and controls. I was in awe of the captain, and he stamped my log book, which I still have to this day.
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I pretty much try to stay in a constant state of confusion just because of the expression it leaves on my face.
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I grew up on a wide range of stuff. OutKast, they been around for over 20 years, and some of the L.A. cats like Defari, Dilated Peoples and Likwit Crew. I was always going to these shows and catching the KRS-One tennis ball, as he would throw those out, EPMD. I could go on and on.
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Tell a man that he is putting on a stage performance in order to get what he wants, and he will irritably reject your observation. Why? Because most people go through life as cunning actors with a permanent horror of getting found out.
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Kindness and intelligence don't always deliver us from the pitfalls and traps: there are always failures of love, of will, of imagination. There is no way to take the danger out of human relationships.
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The hair department is always on my case about washing my hair. I am incredibly lazy, and a brat about washing my hair.
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I always grew up with, 'Question authority.'
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Treat a child as though he already is the person he's capable of becoming.
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To me, when I watch movies, it's always fun to watch the bad cop or the bad guy.
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Freedom of love is freedom to say yes to many lovers.
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Now, so, if you want to blame someone for wasteful spending, the Republicans are in the majority.
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There are millions of people, refugees, who have experienced the same conflicts and struggles I did. They have the same potential to defy the odds and achieve great things.
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I defy anyone to watch interviews with Ted Bundy and not be taken by him. He was very handsome and charming and extremely intelligent and, you know, that can exist.
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L.A. really doesn't feel like home to me anymore.
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There are 350 varieties of shark, not counting loan and pool.
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War can be avoided, and it ought to be avoided. I want no war.
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And although I like to relax and have fun, my passion is my work.
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There's the juiciest music that makes me so happy, music that I need on that deserted island when I'm stranded for the rest of my life, and nobody cares that it's there.
