Ravi Shankar Quotes
Ah, 'Pather Panchali' was the most inspiring film that I wrote music for, and it was so spontaneously done. I saw the film, composed on the spot, along with myself and only four other musicians, and everything was done within 4-1/2 hours, I think an all-time record anywhere.
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I do sometimes wonder if people think, 'Oh we'll have her because she cries well.' The odd thing is I don't really know where it comes from. If the script is good, I find I can usually cry without too much trouble - in fact, the hard thing is trying to get me to stop. But I'm not really a crier in real life. I'm not a dramatic person, you see.
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The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it.
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At an unprecedented time with the worst attack ever on our soil, our President displayed extraordinary determination, leadership and resolve when history was thrust upon him and the United States.
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You have to try things you're really afraid of, even if you pee yourself a little bit.
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It is not my duty to spend my money in my country, but it is what I want to do. There is nowhere else I would like to invest.
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I'm the kind of person who always wants more. I was successful materially, but I know life is much more than worldly success. I saw all these blessings God had given me. The way to give thanks is obedience to God.
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That's the trouble with trying to influence an undecided voter. First you have to find one.
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Here's an idea: Spend two or three hours a day at least five days a week in front of a bookstore wearing a sandwich board with your bookcover on it while you chase and chat with anyone you can corral and who is willing to talk to you.
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We should not permit prayer to be taken out of the schools; that's the only way most of us got through.
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I just try to direct in a way that interests me. And, hopefully, other people will find it compelling.
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I don't know what you mean by country music. I just make music the way I know how.
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We consider that the lives of all beings are just as precious as our own, and through this we develop a sense of concern for others.
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Weirdism is definitely the cornerstone of many an artist's career.
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Worlds and particles, bodies and beings, time and space: All are transient expressions of the Tao.
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I don't favour ethics classes being an alternative to special religious education classes.
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I have been traveling to every corner of the great state of Florida. I've met some great people and we've had an honest discussion about the failures of Washington.
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I think it's so important for girls to love themselves and to treat their bodies respectfully.
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I'll try not to let a day go by without making a song. I don't think I've created a lot of music.
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If the United States wants to prevent other countries from acquiring the bomb, it must be prepared to reduce and eventually end its own reliance on nuclear weapons.
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Ah, 'Pather Panchali' was the most inspiring film that I wrote music for, and it was so spontaneously done. I saw the film, composed on the spot, along with myself and only four other musicians, and everything was done within 4-1/2 hours, I think an all-time record anywhere.
