Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos Quotes
Wherever there is Cuban music there will be the aura of the Buena Vista Social Club, for whom the farewell tour is also the end of an era. It’s something that makes you sad, to a certain point, for those of us who have seen this project grow.
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Never fear to deliberately walk through dark places, for that is how you reach the light on the other side.
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All men begin their learning with Homer.
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My schedule is so crazy.
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I really don't know the secret to it, but I'd like to think my desirability is a combination of my personality, my image, and, most importantly, the kind of films I do.
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I was halfway through a rough draft of 'The Sisters Brothers' when it came time to start the 'Terri' adaptation.
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The idea that motherhood is inherently somehow a threat to creativity is just absurd.
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I'm thankful that I have lived long enough to become a legend, and I hope I deserve it.
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The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read.
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You say to yourself: 'What could people, in all these countries, find in my books?' and yet I think we're all the same, anywhere. Everybody is a hero or a dramatic person in their own story if you just know where to look.
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Not a lot of people know this, but I'm very good at mathematics. When I was an angry teenager, I used to sit in my room and do quadratic equations to calm myself down.
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My dad's a Republican. My dad's my mentor. When I was 18 or whatever it was and I decided to register to vote. My dad's Republican, so that's what I decided to register as.
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I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.
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Successful entrepreneurs find the balance between listening to their inner voice and staying persistent in driving for success - because sometimes success is waiting right across from the transitional bump that's disguised as failure.
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I have always watched my close friends fall in love, but I never thought it would happen to me.
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I'm still me even after all that's happened.
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Iran can never get a nuclear weapon, and it never will as long as I have anything to say about it.
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I want anything I produce to be good for people kind enough to try it, but it's the momentum and process I enjoy most.
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When I was a kid, I'd kneel down at the side of my bed every night before I went to sleep, and my mother and I would say a Greek prayer to the Virgin Mary.
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Women could never beat men physically. So we have to be stronger in other ways.
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People say you have to hit rock bottom, and, I can tell you, almost dying is as rock bottom as it gets.
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People like to hear me say, 'You love me, Chandler Bing. You just don't know you love me.'
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When I see a friend play Hamlet or see an inspirational performance, I absolutely get excited by the idea of changing things up.
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One of my problems is I'm not really sure if I slot into rock or not. I've always tried to combine world music, folk, jazz, blues and rock, and have done since Traffic.
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Wherever there is Cuban music there will be the aura of the Buena Vista Social Club, for whom the farewell tour is also the end of an era. It’s something that makes you sad, to a certain point, for those of us who have seen this project grow.
