Carla Bley Quotes
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A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.
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Terrorism will spill over if you don't speak up.
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It was at Inver Slane, to the north of Leinster, the sons of Gaedhal of the Shining Armour, the Very Gentle, that were called afterwards the Sons of the Gael, made their first attempt to land in Ireland to avenge Ith, one of their race that had come there one time and had met with his death.
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I've been called 'Bruce Lee.' I've been called other less offensive, but equally stupid and racist kind of terms.
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Every time I could possibly be doing stand up, I am.
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I always regret leaving home if I don't get at least four or five surfs in the week before I leave. I try to be in the water as much as possible before leaving, and it's the one thing I miss massively.
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I don't think I am evangelical in my work.
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When people arrive at El Bulli, everybody goes through the kitchen. It's a way of making them feel at home. When they leave, the only thing I ask is whether they've been happy. Everything in between, I don't particularly care.
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The idea of revenge coming from a 14-year-old girl isn't, you know, exactly right.
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No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
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If you're not kind, then you won't be attractive to me personally because that spirit shines through and makes people attractive.
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On the other hand, the American public possesses a great resilience and strength, and good risk communication strategies can tap into and even amplify those assets.
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I'd been ready too, because before Olympic Games, I wasn't compete in big competition like, World Championship, like European Championship. I just competed in national competition.
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I find it hard to be labelled in this new 'super-rich' category because we all grew up with very little. The idea that 'to get rich is glorious' is really a new phenomenon. I certainly didn't grow up like that.
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I'm not looking to go out there and make a rhythmic Timbaland track.
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You cannot survive if you do not know the past.
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The transparency of a metaphor displays the glint of truth. But if a metaphor is taken for a reality, it then becomes dense and masks the truth it is meant to display.
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My parents told me either I choose badminton, or school has to make the best of me.
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The crossroads of science and politics is a dodgy place.
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We all self-conscious. I'm just the first to admit it.
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I wasn't ever good enough to be on the baseball team and that sort of stuff.
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Cable had a latitude to move which created less censorship and bestowed upon the artists, the writers and the creators, more liberty to create their shows.
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Sometimes his methods are questionable, and even his morals are questionable, but his intention is always to protect Sydney. So in that way I think he's a good parent.
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I don't think you can ever regain your ignorance.
