Stefon Harris Quotes
Miles Davis is a major influence of mine in terms of the way that I am as a bandleader.
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One of my earliest memories is of my father carrying me in one arm with a picket sign in the other.
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The best way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once.
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It's amazing, it doesn't feel like it has been 10 years since retirement.
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If I don't get healthy food, my staff cooks for me.
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I think change needs to be egoless. It's not about my leaving my fingerprints or a legacy. It's more important to be part of a process by rolling up your sleeves, being on the ground, initiating projects, starting campaigns - you know, building stuff.
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There's always hunger to create because I believe that's what I do. I believe that's what I'm supposed to be doing.
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I think there's a karmic purpose that souls make before they decide to come into people's bodies and become someone's parent, or become someone's child. Maybe my dad disappearing was his way of giving me material with which to work, or a predisposition to feel heightened emotions.
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I'm a writer more than I am a talker.
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Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
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I have charity work that I do. I started my own charity, the Friends of the Prostate, and I'm also working on awareness of the deviated septum. I do this because not many people are interested in it. There's also Save the Funnel-web - they're dying out.
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I don't think anybody's really been successful with theorizing about value or creating a price theory.
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We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little heart for whatever anniversary.
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One of the things that I was always, and still am, is quite resourceful.
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I just happen to have one of those skill sets that allows me to work in my underwear.
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You'll hear 'Hippie,' or, 'Get a haircut.' I like it. I think it's funny because they think we've never heard that before. So, like, good one.
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If I am meant to do a Bollywood film, I will get it. If not, I won't. I really don't differentiate between industries. As long as I get roles that give me a high, I enjoy it.
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I am able to compete not because my labour is cheap, but because I can use technology better than others.
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I grew up in Cuba under a strong, military, oppressive dictatorship. So as a teenager, I found myself involved in a revolution. I remember during that time, a young, charismatic leader rose up, talking about hope and change. His name was Fidel Castro.
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I called Kevin Spacey one day about something else, but he didnt say to me calm down, like The New York Times said. Because I was not deranged.
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It's much more fun to share and laugh at the bad times and the frustrations. I find you get a much deeper connection with the audience that way.
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My oldest brother was a big influence on the films I watched as a kid.
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The key to happiness is the decision to be happy.
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Women are happy to possess a man whom all women covet.
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Miles Davis is a major influence of mine in terms of the way that I am as a bandleader.
