Robert Wyatt Quotes
There are singers that I have enjoyed, from Nina Simone and Ray Charles onward. But the music that made music the number one thing for me as a youth was jazz.
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The stopwatch doesn't lie. The tape measure doesn't lie.
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I don't remember anybody's name. How do you think the 'dahling' thing got started?
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I don't do fake. That's the first thing you should know about me. I'm not one to put on airs or change my demeanor depending on where I am or who I am talking to.
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PCR made it easier to see that certain people are infected with HIV.
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I feel privileged that I've been able to get anywhere, with my quote-unquote limited mainstream appeal, given my race and subject matter. Of course, I always have my masters to fall back on.
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I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect.
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If I feel that I'm not able to do my best work - whether that's my own fault or as a result of an editorial situation - then I need to stop doing it. I would rather not do something than do it badly or ineffectively. It's the only way I can live with myself and do right by the fans in the long haul.
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I believe clothing tell a story.
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I'm thankful that I have lived long enough to become a legend, and I hope I deserve it.
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A lot of things can't be modeled very well.
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To me there is no picture so beautiful as smiling, bright-eyed, happy children; no music so sweet as their clear and ringing laughter.
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Movies don't look hard, but figuring it out, getting the shape of it, getting everybody's character right and having it be funny, make sense and be romantic, it's creating a puzzle. Yes, having been a writer for so long, I have an awareness of when things are going awry, but it doesn't mean I know how to fix them.
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As much as you may want to, you can't control what other people say or do; you can only control yourself.
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When it comes to helping make the country strong, we in Congress have an important role to play.
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David Bowie and Boy George created a safely contained theatrical expression of gay style.
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I was a total fashion insider who became an outsider when I did bridal.
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I never drove in England. I rode bicycles. So driving is terrifying.
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I live in New York and got a call from my agent saying there was this new role on 'Mad Men,' it might be recurring and they're seeing people tomorrow. I said, 'OK, this is one of those things where you hedge your bets, use your miles and get on a plane.' I flew out Tuesday morning and got the job on a Wednesday.
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The majority of my family is in Jersey.
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The land of Ireland for the people of Ireland.
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Commit to "CAN I!" - Constant And Never-Ending Improvement.
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The richest people in the world aren’t particularly smart or happy. And the happiest people in the world aren’t particularly smart or rich.… That leaves me making music. But we can’t talk about that.
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There are singers that I have enjoyed, from Nina Simone and Ray Charles onward. But the music that made music the number one thing for me as a youth was jazz.
