Lee Konitz Quotes
Many people do think it's naive to improvise in front of paying customers. I'm not saying one way is better than another.
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
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I know my corn plants intimately, and I find it a great pleasure to know them.
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In tennis, because of the way it's scored, I don't think that scoring one point out of luck is ever decisive in winning. But, of course, it depends on the moment.
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I must never write when I do not want to write.
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Time whizzes by when you have children. They make you aware of the passing of time, but also help keep you young.
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It was not about losing my mental power; it's about not feeling good about my contribution to the game.
Garry Kasparov
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I've always been excited by rotoscoping, the technique used in films like 'Waking Life,' which fuses animation with real-life emotion. It seemed like it was a process ripe for innovation.
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I've always been honest with my fans, and I want to keep that up because I feel they can see through the fakeness.
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I wish I had had a great disappointment, a real one.
Nastassja Kinski -
In the 1990s, it's OK to do comedy about the Chernobyl disaster or the Space Shuttle blowing up. It's acceptable to ridicule the Pope or the President of the United States, but God forbid you do a joke... about gays. The gay community is the last sacred cow in this society.
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I'm a conservative Republican, small-business guy, married to same gal - love of my life - for 36 years. Strong family man, deacon at my church; I believe in America. I know government is not the answer; individual liberty and personal responsibility is the answer.
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How can I wage political battle against a widow who does not mean anyone any harm except only the president himself?
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You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.
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I like the challenge of creating a world with only sentences.
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Growing up, I always wanted to sing.
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I mean, I like to consider myself a reasonably athletic guy.
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The ability for consumers to receive broadcast over the air signal is their right.
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The integrity of the federal procurement system needs to be protected so that the public has confidence in government contracts, and small businesses have every opportunity to compete.
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I have to always remember, writing is really hard.
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There are two classes of women in Soviet Russia. There is the professional class, which has taken the place of the nobility and includes government officials, artists, doctors, composers and writers as well as former members of the old nobility whose sympathy is with the Soviets, and also the peasant class.
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The Law of Triviality... briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
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It's not good enough for us to have generations of kids that... look forward to a better version of a cell phone with a video in it. They need to look forward to exploration.
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I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move into the future.
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Many people do think it's naive to improvise in front of paying customers. I'm not saying one way is better than another.
