Aaron Copland Quotes
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Hip-hop is rich in musical allusion. It takes something that already existed, respects it, and reuses it.
K. Flay -
In general, I think the world is a good place if you work hard, believe in yourself, have good intentions, and if you are kind to people, I believe that good things happen to you.
Rachel Platten -
It always surprises me when donors who operate successful businesses assume that just building a school structure means that a community now has access to education. When creating a business, does renting an office space now mean that you're producing goods, training staff and generating revenues?
Adam Braun -
Let that which stood in front go behind, let that which was behind advance to the front, let bigots, fools, unclean persons, offer new propositions, let the old propositions be postponed.
Walt Whitman -
Always write as if you are talking to someone. It works. Don't put on any fancy phrases or accents or things you wouldn't say in real life.
Maeve Binchy -
With about a dozen assorted ongoing conflicts in the news every day, and with the stories becoming more horrific, the level of sadness becomes unbearable. And what becomes of our planet when that sadness becomes apathy? Because we feel helpless. And we turn our heads and turn the page.
Eddie Vedder Pearl Jam
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I'm the worst person to be stuck with in a traffic jam.
Larry King -
When you get older, two things happen to you. You begin to lose your hearing, and I forget what the other one is.
M. Stanton Evans -
The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.
Warren Bennis -
I'm 68 years old, and I'm as much a criminal now as I was at the age of 22. And, I'm even more of a dissident than I was then.
Felice Picano -
Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
Gary Cherone Van Halen -
Don't try to be like somebody else. You'll be miserable. You need to be yourself, and don't ever get a big head.
Carlene Carter
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I used to get a shiver if I thought about holding balloons, because I was scared of floating away.
Fiona Apple -
No, you don't have to start your play with a premise. You can start with a character or an incident, or even a simple thought. This thought or incident grows, and the story slowly unfolds itself. You have time to find your premise in the mass of your material later. The important thing is to find it.
Lajos Egri -
Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
Randy Pausch -
In our society, the sound of men complaining is like nails on a chalkboard.
Warren Farrell -
When I'm not a politician, I'll be dead.
Barry Goldwater -
There's been quite a clear upswing in nationalist sentiments. Everyone is talking about it, in Turkey as well.
Orhan Pamuk
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I don't think there's a defined contemporary American musical, do you?
Harold Prince -
I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.
Pablo Casals -
This is my breakfast: Two poached eggs, turkey bacon, and a half avocado. The yolks in a poached egg are alkalizing. Avocados are a great source of fat and vitamin E; great for your skin. It's super light and not too heavy. Sometimes I like a little sweet as well, so I have a cup of plain yogurt with blueberries.
April Bowlby -
If a literary man puts together two words about music, one of them will be wrong.
Aaron Copland