Ray Brown Quotes
Well, jazz is to me, a complete lifestyle. It's bigger than a word. It's a much bigger force than just something that you can say. It's something that you have to feel. It's something that you have to live.
Quotes to Explore
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Sometimes I work purely 8-12 shifts, banging stuff into the computer. Other times, my office is like a scene from a detective movie, with Post-it Notes, plans, photographs all stuck on the walls and arrows going everywhere, and it's 4 A.M.
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I'm lucky. Usually you're dead to get your own museum, but I'm still alive to see mine.
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It takes so long for the folks who are earning minimum wage to finally see a little bit of a rise... that it takes a little nudge, I think, from government.
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You become a parent when you have a baby, no matter how you get there.
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I've been in elementary education for years and my belief is that Christmas pageants in schools are little more than conditioning kids for the Christian religion.
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One knows less about one's own destiny than about anything else on earth.
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Not every artist is a role model.
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The Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations all fell victim to chronically relying on Beijing's empty promises with the distant hope that China would finally use its influence to reign in Pyongyang's provocative behavior, to no avail.
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Ninety percent of my ideas come to me either when I'm reading or watching a show.
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I think we are realizing that we are going to have to have an international rule of law.
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I wanted to deliver babies and become a midwife. I think childbirth is one of the most amazing things you could ever experience, and I loved working with people and seeing the joys in family when they welcome a new member to it. It really brought me joy to be around that.
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From the very beginning, I've always just wanted to do something I've never done before. I'm still just trying to be on that path. It's all about working with filmmakers that you believe in.
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I was never someone that was attached to any party. You know, I've always been an independent person. I'd like to remain like that.
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It's a weird dynamic - I guess there is a fine line between hope and sadness. Sometimes you can be feeling both at the same time.
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Needless to say, I would have loved to have been a black belt instead of actually just wearing one to hold up my pants!
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No, I never thought I would like cats.
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The most enduring legacy of President Barack Obama is going to be a new generation of leaders standing up for liberty.
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What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin.
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I have pursued her, as love hath pursued me
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It is difficult to stop in time because one gets carried away. But I have that strength; it is the only strength I have.
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I love French films, and I copy things I see in them. I read magazines and also look at Tumblr. I love nails, so I literally just search the word 'nails' on Tumblr and start looking.
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I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.
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When you're doing something that you think - that you know - is a breakthrough, you cannot obsess about the possibility of failure. That is just not a great place to go.
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Well, jazz is to me, a complete lifestyle. It's bigger than a word. It's a much bigger force than just something that you can say. It's something that you have to feel. It's something that you have to live.
