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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From my experience and understanding, I believe money follows name and fame, while recognition calls for a huge amount of sacrifice. To get something, you have to lose something. That's the rule of life.
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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 -
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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Jack Benny: Where's that big glass star I told you to pack away last Christmas?
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I've always traveled. I'm a professor in a limited way. I teach one class two quarters out of four, so I get traveling done.
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Without a revolution of the inner life, however slow, all our big designs are worthless. The work we have to do is with ourselves if we're ever going to be at peace with each other...the good that flows from it will shape our societies in an unprogrammed, unforeseen way, under the control of no single group of people or set of ideas.
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Some people say, 'Shah Rukh, you work so hard. Why don't you sit back with a glass of red wine or go out on the terrace for a smoke?' But that's not me.
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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.
