Larry Poons Quotes
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I like to practise. With every new piece, you make mistakes and you learn. So it's important to get on and have another go.
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Beethoven's importance in music has been principally defined by the revolutionary nature of his compositions. He freed music from hitherto prevailing conventions of harmony and structure.
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Censorship is advertising paid by the government.
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A teacher should have a creative mind.
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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When men I have dated over the years whined about, 'Oh, you make no time for me' - see ya! I just dumped them. I don't need that pressure in my life.
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A so-called happy marriage corresponds to love as a correct poem to an improvised song.
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There is nothing, really, that I wouldn't write about, and I do write about a lot of grim things.
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A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.
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I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is.
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A lot of times, songs can blend together on the radio because there's so many great songs out there.
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Seemed like everything I tried to do in broadcasting and as a player before that turned out successfully. I was succeeding. I got to the top of the heap in every facet of broadcasting.
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The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.
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Things get so sloppy when you're under the influence.
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My message is: You don't have to give up being popular, fun, or fashionable in order to be smart; they can go hand and hand. Doing math is a great way to exercise your brain; being smart is going to make you more powerful in life.
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I'm not a size 0, and I'm nowhere close to it. But, I don't want anyone to know what I am so I like to design clothes so you don't know what's going on under there.
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In nature there are few sharp lines.
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I've always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That's been part of the journey.
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I like going to the gym every day.
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Know that, as in life, there is much that many have looked upon but few have seen because, as my father told me and his father told him, you will come to learn a great deal if you study the insignificant in depth.
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Really smart people don't want to say stupid things, and they really don't want to be a part of a PR-engineered interview. People really do want to be smart, and they want smart questions. So, if you ask smart questions, there's no way you can't do well.
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Never count on the crowd to take care of you.
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There are people who don't respond to color. That's what painting is. It's color.