Malcolm Bradbury Quotes
'It must be nice to think there is a true reality,' says Miss Callendar. 'I've always found reality a matter of great debate.'
Quotes to Explore
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The arts can play a vital role in revitalizing neighborhoods, using and improving vacant space, bringing new jobs and new sense of opportunity, and improving public safety by generating more foot traffic and more eyes on the street.
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I was unbelievably lucky.
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I don't know who Little Richard is.
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Twitter should ban my mother.
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But I don't want to sing everything out of the side of my mouth, I want people to understand what I mean.
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I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a message in their music.
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I am always dabbling in new skin routines, but it's always about moisture.
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I have a lot of friends and fans in Canada and as a matter of fact I met a fan from there that came down to my office. It was nice and we took pictures and had a nice talk.
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Politics is a good thing!
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When you do music concerts at Taj Mahal and the Acropolis, you have to be careful about your performance being appropriate with the place that surrounds you. It has to be appropriate to the culture - it should fit the building behind you, the environment you are playing it in and the culture of that place.
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I like films to be pure cinema, but I also like them to provide a snapshot of a family, a society or a character - something that can nourish you as a human being as well as an actor.
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For me, religious festivals and celebrations have become an important way to teach my children about how we can transform living with diversity from the superficial 'I eat ethnic food', to something dignified, mutually respectful and worthwhile.
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I rush to add that I find the Web infinitely useful for rustling up information, settling arguments or locating the legends of rock stars.
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I'd rather play a tune on a horn, but I've always felt that I didn't want to train myself. Because when you get a train, you've got to have an engine and a caboose. I think it's better to train the caboose. You train yourself, you strain yourself.
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Religion is absolutely unfathomable. Always and everywhere one can dig more deeply into infinities.
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We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.
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Eventually, all mentor-disciple relationships are meant to pull apart, usually sometime in the mid-30s. Those who hang on, eventually the mentor drops the disciple, and that's no fun.
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Politics exist in the boardroom, as well.
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I had a great career and I enjoyed all of it, with the exception of losing.
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In reality, the universe is neutral about our existence. Only dogs care.
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Nashville was totally different than I ever dreamed. I had only seen the music business on television and been to a couple of concerts. I had no clue.
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In June 2002, I had just finished 'Laurel Canyon' and decided to move back to Los Angeles after nearly a decade in New York. Post-9/11 New York felt different.
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Words could be just as deadly as steel.
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'It must be nice to think there is a true reality,' says Miss Callendar. 'I've always found reality a matter of great debate.'
