Pat Metheny Quotes
The reality of music itself, which is the fabric of life for me, is where most of my attention is.
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My wife asked me if I ever thought I would ever retire from stand-up. And I thought about it, and I was like, 'No, because it's my job; it's what I do, and I enjoy it.' It's still the most challenging thing for me to do.
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I think the attraction to Israeli women stems from the fact that we're exotic and the fact that there are many talented and beautiful women in Israel. I think that there is also greater awareness of Israel than before in the movie industry.
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I'd like to think a baseball picture is somewhere in my future.
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Some of the greatest survivors have been women. Look at the courage so many women have shown after surviving earthquakes in the rubble for days on end.
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I'd like to imagine that in order to beat me a person would have to play almost perfect tennis.
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I have been writing poetry since 1975. My first poetry book was published in 1986.
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Any girl who likes watching movies would like to work in them and would want to do all of that. I'm also one of them. But people know me for badminton and love me for it. So I'd stick to it right now. But maybe after badminton, I'll think about it.
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When I entered into office mid-recession, my No. 1 focus was Utah's economy. We set bold goals, and we've built one of the best-performing economies in the nation.
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You can blow on the dice all you want, but whether they come up 'seven' is still a function of random luck.
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I believe that every human soul is teaching something to someone nearly every minute here in mortality.
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The Navy runs their process. The House of Representatives doesn't do anything about their process. We do not select. Navy officers select.
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Circumstances give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect. The circumstances are what render every civil and political scheme beneficial or noxious to mankind.
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I'm a 'Blackadder' girl.
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I never know what is going to have that 'X' factor and what isn't.
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I never really did any disco dancing.
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The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal.
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I'm a firm believer that the world should be your oyster when you're cooking. People should open themselves to other cuisines - there are a lot of hidden secrets all over the world.
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What this does for me emotionally, psychologically and spiritually – to look in the mirror and not be ashamed – has been very important in not relapsing.
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Before you attempt to set things right, make sure you see things right.
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You're going through the horror of it, you're going through the isolation of it but you're being empowered by reminding yourself that you're connected to everybody else.
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My parents are both musicians and made sure we all played music. My brothers and sisters all play instruments, so we'll get together whenever we can and play. We play a lot of classical music - you know, the good stuff.
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Words, in their primary or immediate signification, stand for nothing but the ideas in the mind of him who uses them.
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The reality of music itself, which is the fabric of life for me, is where most of my attention is.
