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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I think by eighth grade I knew I wanted to be an actor. I'd done church plays and stuff, but my first actual acting class was in eighth grade. I was obsessed with it.
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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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I'm not really worried about anybody or anything. I think I have a lot to offer. It's just, with your rookie year, your body, it's just a lot. It may seem foolish, all those dunks and stuff: they look cool, but it takes a toll on your body, for sure.
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I like humor: the sort of gentle humor that points out human foibles.
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Opponents of legal birth control, including abortion, have tried for decades to play the race card, saying that legal abortion is racist. What they ignore is that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. accepted the Margaret Sanger Award from Planned Parenthood in 1966.
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My own experience is that the best outcomes are reached when opposing viewpoints are clearly and strongly presented before decisions are made.
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I believe it's worth observing terrible things people have done as clearly and rationally as we can to show that our monsters are not caricatures.
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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.
