Lee Konitz Quotes
Out of Coltrane's whole history, there are things which I think are great from all the periods.
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I feel like I've grown up a bit. I'm a bit more confident, and I've been reading more, and I've had a little more time to myself. I went on this writing trip to gather my thoughts about where and who I am in this world, and why we're all here.
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You have to find out how to become the character.
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Part of Michael's uniqueness, I think, comes from the fact that he worked with music. He had a tape which he gave me with many different compositions, really eclectic. These pieces of music were sources of inspiration.
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There are a lot of mindless moments in my tunes.
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These statements about torture, about alleged misuse of power and things like that, insulted the Filipinos more than their leader because it was made to appear as if Filipinos would tolerate a leader who would torture his own people, who would utilize his executive prerogatives for abuses.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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My wife Danielle and I love travelling, different cultures and good weather.
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Constant reference to a 'war on terror' did accomplish one major objective: It stimulated the emergence of a culture of fear.
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My reading and drawing drew me away from the ordinary interests, and I lived a great deal in the world of imagination, feeding upon any book that fell into my hands. When I had got hold of a really thick book like Hugo's 'Les Miserables,' I was happy and would go off into a corner to devour it.
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We may define therapy as a search for value.
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My favorite car is a '69 Barracuda.
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I have been in more classrooms than any legislator will ever walk into in their lives, and I see wonderful, caring, dedicated teaching out there.
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I had to make peace with my past because I can't change it.
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When I was in high school, I was doing all the plays. My drama teacher, Melody Duggan, was the one one who first made me do stand-up. She's the origin of the whole thing; it's all her. In high school in Denver, that was kind of the beginning of it all.
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The Amex has a long, often troubled, sometimes glorious history.
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The Americans are more honest about it and just call it college rock.
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And I think the blessing of heaven is on Bush. It's just the way it is.
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God and death kind of resemble each other, because the only time a lot of people will try and talk to God is when someone's died.
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And wouldn't we be better off if every New Year's, we thought about the things we did right and we resolved to keep doing them, no matter how wacky they were.
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Global markets must be balanced by global values such as respect for human rights and international law, democracy, security and sustainable economic and environmental development.
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The weather's cold. My club's bad. My knee hurts. I can't putt no more. I'm off my diet. My wife is nagging me. Other than that, everything's great.
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I like to stay busy, I like to stay focused, and I like to stay creative. Without being creative I'd be dead.
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Out of Coltrane's whole history, there are things which I think are great from all the periods.
