Elna Baker Quotes
When slow songs do play, people joke that you should be able to fit "the standard works" between you and your partner. The standard works is a Mormon term referring to all of the religious books we study. So when you're slow dancing, the Old Testament, New Testament, The Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price should be able to fit in the space between you and your dance partner -- or you're dancing too close.
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I didn't know I wanted to act until it was around 21. I had just come back to Los Angeles after two and half years of traveling and working as a dancer and singer and was looking for a new performing art to study. I started taking acting classes and fell in love.
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Many of the songs on Undertow were written at the time Opiate came out.
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When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
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So many songs are just a wink to the audience, but people take them seriously. 'My Humps?' C'mon!
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I love writing songs.
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I never set out to write songs about the world around me... it just kind of came about as a result of paying more attention to things.
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I tend to name albums after one of the songs.
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If you want to understand Jesus, you have to study the whole Bible. Christian duty is not defined solely by the words in red.
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I have a study now - I used not to. I also love working in cafes; ignoring noise is good for concentration.
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All basic scientists who look to the NCI for funding should know that I will tolerate no retreat on the study of model systems and the pursuit of fundamental biological principles.
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Although I went to college in the United States - Carleton in Northfield, Minnesota - I returned to the Middle East for a year in 1970-71 to study at the American University of Beirut.
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I'm not OK dancing 90 percent.
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With but a few exceptions, we don't have this personal study under masters any more. Craftsmanship has sunk very low. We no longer have any universally creative persons who are able to guide young learners not only in technical matters but also, at the same time, in a formal way.
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I'm a lover of songs.
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I want to take piano lessons, I want to study at university, I want to travel, I want to do other parts, make another movie.
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I always have a good quality extra virgin olive oil. A cheap quality oil will end up cheapening your dishes. And I love sweetening my dishes with maple syrup. It has a bit of a bitter kick at the end that works wonderfully in savory dishes.
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The key to making healthy decisions is to respect your future self. Honor him or her. Treat him or her like you would treat a friend or a loved one. A Stanford study showed that those who saw a photo of their future self made smarter financial decisions.
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Many people think voice over artists just read, there's much more to it. Without acting beats, scene study and improving skills, you won't make it.
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According to the study, approximately 16.7 million U.S. workers born in Latin America had a combined gross income of $450 billion last year, of which 93 percent was spent locally.
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We're just kinda surviving at a very comfortable level.
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I have been doing good deeds since I was just a small child.
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The Church responds to antiquated social realities, and those realities remain much more current in Utah precisely because of the Church.
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Bushido is in being crazy to die. Fifty or more could not kill one such a man.
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When slow songs do play, people joke that you should be able to fit "the standard works" between you and your partner. The standard works is a Mormon term referring to all of the religious books we study. So when you're slow dancing, the Old Testament, New Testament, The Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price should be able to fit in the space between you and your dance partner -- or you're dancing too close.
