Samm Levine Quotes
I've had projects before where everyone says 'This is going to be the big thing,' and it doesn't really turn out to be. Then there is a little project you do and forget about, and then it comes out, and it's huge.
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We've all done actions in our lives where we compromise what we believe in. And if we keep doing it, there's no way back, no pride to hold on to.
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Jewish existence in the Land of Israel depends only on the Jews, and on what the Jews think of themselves.
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In Morocco, it's possible to see the Atlantic and the Mediterranean at the same time.
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I suppose the place where I live is fairly remote, it would seem remote to some people.
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Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off.
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You want to find out what it is about you or what it is about your past and your lineage that's in you now, and whether you carry those traits and maybe what one's mission is to take it to the next level.
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Chicken... I am a black man, we love our chicken, but I don't eat it anymore. My genotype means I don't process it as well as other things. But I eat lamb twice a week; that is a super food for me.
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I loved things like Destiny's Child, and Amy Winehouse's first record came out when I was 11 years old. But as a young, young child, I was just surrounded by Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan - just massive, soulful voices.
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I think I have lived in every part of L.A. except downtown. Everywhere from Topanga Canyon to Toluca Lake.
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I know the cadence of the language and the voice of Atlanta because I've lived here for so long.
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There were a couple of things in the intervention that made me know I needed help. One was a letter from my daughter saying that she was ashamed she had the same last name as I did, which will shock you a little bit.
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I've been a closet lover of faux-reality TV since 'The Hills'. It's bad.
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I'm neither a millennial nor a hipster.
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I've always written songs the same way. You learn different tricks - you learn craft, you learn structure, all that - as you go.
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I was sick and tired of being an English actor who did a lot of American movies because I was cheap and good.
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If you respect a language and culture, it shows in your work.
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Everything I post online is curated.
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I had toured so much in the 1960s and 1970s that I wanted a break. I didn't go back touring until 1995.
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There are persons who seem to have overcome obstacles and by character and perseverance to have risen to the top. But we have no record of the numbers of able persons who fall by the wayside, persons who, with enough encouragement and opportunity, might make great contributions.
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There are moments in life, and they happen so infrequently that they tend to really stand out, when life hands you the gift of perspective. Sometimes, we forget to show our appreciation. Sometimes, we get our priorities mixed up. And, sometimes, we forget how far we’ve come. But life always has a way of nudging you to remind you about these important things.
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I'm sorry that you're still hurting.
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I've had projects before where everyone says 'This is going to be the big thing,' and it doesn't really turn out to be. Then there is a little project you do and forget about, and then it comes out, and it's huge.
