Laurent Brancowitz Quotes
It's a great honor when somebody takes your song and does something different with it. That's what music is all about: to constantly change what somebody else has done.
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To die is different from what any one supposed, and luckier.
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I have never denied my background or my culture. I have taught my child to embrace her Mexican heritage, to love my first language, Spanish, to learn about Mexican history, music, folk art, food, and even the Mexican candy I grew up with.
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The great aim of your life should be to keep your powers up to the highest possible standard, to so conserve your energies, guard your health, that you can make every occasion a great occasion.
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My father was always playing the piano. He played all kinds of music - Gershwin, all kinds of stuff.
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No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.
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No press, no television. If my mom calls and says, 'Did you hear about?' I don't want to know nothing about anything that is going on in relation to music. I shut it all off.
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I have breakups that I can credit to every song. In my twenties, I picked people who would create that dysfunction and drama, so I could draw upon it.
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I have great energy and I have great tasks ahead of me.
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My grandmother died in childbirth, and my great-aunt lived with us. She had bound feet. She never knew how to read or write.
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I never thought I would become that person who loves working out. It sucks while you're doing it, but the second you finish, it's like, 'Wow, I feel great! I'm stronger and much more confident.'
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Utah is one of the nation's leaders in rebounding from the Great Recession.
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The ordinary man considers solids and liquids and the energy manifestations of the material world to be vastly different, but the yogi sees them as various vibrations of the one cosmic light.
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A little jewellery on a man is OK, although he should never wear too much. Every man should always have a great watch.
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Actually, I have another record I made with them in 1976, but I've had such a bad experience with record companies, because I keep my head so much in music and not in business.
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I feel creatively vibrant. I have some great friends; I feel like I'm capable of giving a lot to the world. And ultimately, that's what I really care about, is just giving.
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Sports are a great place to show that equality can happen.
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Music is really something that makes people whole.
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I just sing the stuff that makes me smile, makes me feel like I didn't sell myself out.
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For years, my Chinese family supported me, but they wanted me to have an arranged marriage, so I ran away and worked as a waitress. It was a tiny salary, but I was so happy; it was the first time I'd accomplished something.
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...The greatest rapper of all time died on March 9th. God bless his soul, rest in peace, kid. It's because of him now at least I know what beef is.
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There are more ways of skinning a cat than rubbing its fur the wrong way.
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Forgiveness for one's self is the only way we can keep going through life and give ourselves the best chance at being the best people we can be.
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It's a great honor when somebody takes your song and does something different with it. That's what music is all about: to constantly change what somebody else has done.
