James Hubert Blake (Eubie Blake) Quotes
All the high-tone, big-time folks would say, 'Isn't it wonderful how these untrained, primitive musicians can pick up all the latest songs instantly without being able to read music?
James Hubert Blake
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I can easily hold two opposing beliefs at the same time without any problem, which I find - well, mind-expanding, really.
Rabih Alameddine
Gut feeling is all about the experiences that you have had in your life. It is about being in difficult scenarios, knowing what worked, what did not work, and then taking a decision.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
If I'm going to change, my life and experiences should change me for the wiser and more profound.
Kate Winslet
Humans are a social species more than any other, and in order to build a community, which for some reason humans have to do in order to live, we have to solve the communication problem. Language is the tool that was invented to solve that problem.
Daniel Everett
I'm from New York, so I'm not a big driver.
Dan Fogler
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.
Carli Lloyd
I think people really need to think what it's like to have all of society arrayed against you.
Octavia E. Butler
The presumption of innocence, the benefit of the doubt, walking without worrying - these should not be hallmarks of white privilege. They are human rights - human rights - that should be enjoyed by all.
Randi Weingarten
Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something's wrong. He's not right in the brain.
Dalai Lama
We must not be hampered by yesterday's myths in concentrating on today's needs.
Harold S. Geneen
There are things about our world that almost by their nature defy our ability to comprehend them. Some people use a religious register to deal with that - they call it God and that's a way of domesticating it.
Hari Kunzru
I read a lot of science fiction, but I also mixed it up with a lot of other genres: crime, literary fiction, as well as nonfiction. Author-wise, I'm a fan of Stephen King, Lauren Beukes, Robert McCammon, Raymond Chandler, Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker and Gail Simone, among many others.
Adam Christopher
This isn't meant to make me sound interesting and rock 'n' roll, but I wouldn't want to live with me a lot of the time.
Martin Freeman
If you talk about sous-vide, then you have to talk about food safety, and microbiology, and heat.
Nathan Myhrvold
My daughter plays keyboard very well, and my son plays guitar, and they're totally into music.
Al Madrigal
I believe as musicians and artists we have an obligation to our souls. What that is? Only each one of us knows. I can speak for myself and say my obligation is to be happy. When I'm happy, I make great music. When I'm unhappy and my heart is broken, I may make brokenhearted music, but it still sounds good.
Narada Michael Walden
As much as heartbreak music might be therapeutic, we all want love and long for that feeling. So if a song can give you that feeling, even without being in love, that's amazing.
Ella Mai
All the high-tone, big-time folks would say, 'Isn't it wonderful how these untrained, primitive musicians can pick up all the latest songs instantly without being able to read music?
James Hubert Blake
