Andrew S. Gilbert Quotes
Many an American jazz musician has been beguiled by the lush melodies and sumptuous rhythms of Brazilian music, but Peter Sprague has taken the romance a good deal further than most.
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Deeply consider that it is your duty and interest to read the Holy Scriptures.
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I have to detach myself completely from aspirations. I hardly ever listen to music anymore because it arouses all of this yearning in me.
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Publishing is not my world.
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The fans always tell me im beautiful but I always tell them that no one will ever be as beautiful as them
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I think being a doctor is really hard, and it's really this thankless, never-ending job. It's not even that you get done with a project. There are always sick people.
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Not valuing wealth prevents theft.
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It's time to transition beyond our fossil fuel addiction to a just economy based on green jobs, renewable energy, and local organic food.
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When I met Nathan, I told my tour manager he was too good-looking for me. I don't have a history of dating good-looking men. I've always complained that girls don't get male groupies, and now I've married the first groupie I've ever had.
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Life always bursts the boundaries of formulas.
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I'm not a great singer.
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Rich people know how to party, too.
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I can make a better living as an actor than I can as a director. Though I certainly would prefer to be directing movies.
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I was condemned to be beheaded, or burnt, as the king pleased; and he was graciously pleased, from the great remains of his love, to choose the mildest sentence.
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The fixity of a habit is generally in direct proportion to its absurdity.
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To paraphrase a deceased patriot, I regret that I have only one life to give to my fly-fishing.
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Melodies can be good depending on the context. You can have a simple melody, and if the harmony behind it is interesting, it can make a very simple melody really different. You can also have a complex melody. The more complex it is, the harder it is to sing, and then sometimes it can sound contrived. You could write a melody that would be fine on a saxophone but if you give it to a singer, it can sound raunchy.
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Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary.
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You should always leave the party 10 minutes before you actually do.
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I have often seen a cat without a grin - but a grin without a cat - remember the cat kept appearing and disappearing slowly bit by bit.
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Many an American jazz musician has been beguiled by the lush melodies and sumptuous rhythms of Brazilian music, but Peter Sprague has taken the romance a good deal further than most.
