Woody Shaw Quotes
Now, as for this new breed of musicians with their 'ultrasonic' conservatory technique, I say: So What. Tell me a story from the heart of your soul and what your existence in this Universe is all about!
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I've been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession, takes searching for the details for any artist to be good.
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After all those years in Asia, I don't have to do promotion anymore. We just release a Jackie Chan movie and - Boom! - people go.
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When the government undertakes or approves a major project such as a dam or highway project, it must make sure the project's impacts, environmental and otherwise, are considered. In many cases, NEPA gives the public its only opportunity to be heard about the project's impact on their community.
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Diplomacy in a sense is the opposite of writing. You have to disperse yourself so much: the lady who comes in crying because she's had a fight with the secretary; exports and imports; students in trouble; thumbtacks for the embassy.
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I found this out over the years, that racism is a thinly veiled disguise over economics and money. It really is.
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Ninety percent of hockey is mental and the other half is physical.
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I had a very difficult relationship with my father, which ended up okay, but there were many difficult years.
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Elimination race is my thing. I really enjoy that event.
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I always say the next one is my favorite.
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I don't take vacations.
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Isn't he Bush the worst president ever? I mean, when his term is over, he has to walk back to Texas.
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Owing to the vibratory power of words, whatever man voices, he begins to attract.
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When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.
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I take the no-doughnut pledge, and then I break it.
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I like to call someone a raving c**t every now and then, when it’s appropriate, for effect (...) ‘You cocksucker.’ I love that kind of language.
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Given a conjecture, the best thing is to prove it. The second best thing is to disprove it. The third best thing is to prove that it is not possible to disprove it, since it will tell you not to waste your time trying to disprove it. That's what Gödel did for the Continuum Hypothesis.
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I'm a joker who has understood his epoch and has extracted all he possibly could from the stupidity, greed and vanity of his contemporaries.
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The true measure of the value of any business leader and manager is performance.
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God wasn't powerful because he was right. He was right because he was powerful.
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I'm sure they will do better than I did. I was alone. They are a duo supported by better technology.
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Our response to temptation is an accurate barometer of our love for God.
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When we three spoke ourselves into human existences the Son of God, we became fully human. We also chose to embrace all the limitation that this entailed. Even though we have always been present in this created universe, we now became flesh and blood. It would be like this bird (a jay), whose nature it is to fly, choosing to only walk and remain grounded. He doesn't stop being a bird, but it does alter his experience of life significantly.
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Now, as for this new breed of musicians with their 'ultrasonic' conservatory technique, I say: So What. Tell me a story from the heart of your soul and what your existence in this Universe is all about!
