Blue Balliett Quotes
The greatest art belongs to the world. Do not be intimidated by the experts. Trust your instincts. Do not be afraid to go against what you were taught, or what you were told to see or believe. Every person, every set of eyes, has the right to the truth.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not against the NSA. I'm not against spying; I'm not against looking at phone records.
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I don't like to read reviews. Even the good ones you start to analyze: 'Oh, did I do that? I have to make sure I do that again.'
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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It is a myth of publishers that people want to read easy things.
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I think the amazing thing about 'Twin Peaks' was that it completely changed television from that point forward. It showed everyone that you can just sit really quiet with storylines and characters. It can be scary, it can be uncomfortable, it can be weirdly funny.
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After the Soviet Union collapsed, people thought I wasn't funny anymore.
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I'm quite an optimist, quite happy in life, quite smiley.
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The compulsively readable events of my life occurred mainly in infancy, and it's been pretty humdrum ever since.
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I try to come to Asia twice a year. I also go to Europe - to London as well as to France to see my family - four or five times a year.
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Schaeffer gave me permission to work in the studio with a technician, but I've never worked with him.
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I feel increasingly like age is very irrelevant. Quite often, cynicism is confused with wisdom, and my scorn is confused with a knowing, which I don't have.
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Necessity first mothered invention. Now invention has little ones of her own, and they look just like grandma.
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Information is always to be treasured, Raul. It is behind only love and honesty in a person’s attempt to understand the universe.
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Hand in glove, the good people laugh, yes we may be hidden by rags,But we've something they'll never have
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TMZ is so disgusting.
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Just as the individual is not alone in the group, nor any one in society alone among the others, so man is not alone in the universe.
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The pressure is on the big teams.
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Style is something you either have or don't have.
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I love our shared island, our shared Ireland and its core decency. I love it for its imagination and its celebration of the endless possibilities for our people.
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A man that ain't willin' to cheat for a poke don't want it bad enough.
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I remember when I was in 'Rent,' Daphne Rubin-Vega threw a party. At the time, she had a loft in TriBeCa, and the elevator opened right into her apartment. I was like, 'I've never seen anything like that.' I didn't know it was possible.
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Our motto must continue to be perseverance. And ultimately I trust the Almighty will crown our efforts with success.
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Words and pictures can work together to communicate more powerfully than either alone.
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The greatest art belongs to the world. Do not be intimidated by the experts. Trust your instincts. Do not be afraid to go against what you were taught, or what you were told to see or believe. Every person, every set of eyes, has the right to the truth.
