Ray Conniff Quotes
I sat in at every club in New York City, jamming with musicians, because it felt right - and because it felt right and we were having fun - the people dancing and sipping their drinks in the clubs felt it too and it made them smile.
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Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.
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I've always loved to dress up a bit and show off.
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I don't think that any political party should claim Jesus as being a part of a political party.
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Life wasn't about freeing up human souls. It was about creating obedient slaves in the hierarchical construction of the society - with God at the top, then the king and then the father.
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I do think one should have clean feet.
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God bless McNally, it's got some fantastic stuff in it, but it's no easy task to make a movie out of.
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I always like to preserve my freedom. I've never really been attached to any place; that's probably why I kept moving. I like to evolve.
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Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.
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No egoism is so insufferable as that of the Christian with regard to his soul.
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People will like to say that 'Eastern Promises' is brutal, but the only reason they say that is because the scenes stick with them. They are realistic. They are in-your-face and you see the consequences. It's not a bunch of quick editing cuts.
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I watch a lot of sport on television. I only watch certain sports, and I only watch them live - I don't think I've ever been able to watch a replay of a match or game of which the result was already decided. I feel bound to cheat and look up what can be looked up.
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I don't think God cares what you put in your body or on your body.
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The Southerner is usually tolerant of those weaknesses that proceed from innocence.
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People are trying to grab every part of you, so it's really hard to focus.
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One does not fall in love; one grows into love, and love grows in him.
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To have the opportunity to work with Tiger Woods was just so awesome. I enjoyed it. I enjoyed the challenge. I enjoyed the good parts where he was winning. And I enjoyed the challenge to help him get better. But six years was enough.
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Thug: You're gonna give us $10,000, or we're gonna break both your legs.
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If music is frozen architecture, then the potpourri is frozen coffee-table gossip... Potpourri is the art of adding apples to pears…
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The way our defense is set up, it puts me in situations where I'm one-on-one in making tackles on running backs. When I go into it, I think I am going to win. It really doesn't matter the size, height, weight, whatever. I'm not afraid of putting my body in there.
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I think 'Dark Blue' came to me while I was doing a project in London. I read it, and the character immediately popped out at me.
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I want to act, I want to write, and I need to follow good directors.
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I am not Shakespeare or Hemingway, but I have written stories on tennis that were brilliant.
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Things change; your priorities change in life. So I'd never think of riding 100 miles on Christmas Day now, because I've got two kids, and it's selfish.
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I sat in at every club in New York City, jamming with musicians, because it felt right - and because it felt right and we were having fun - the people dancing and sipping their drinks in the clubs felt it too and it made them smile.
