Allen Toussaint Quotes
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The hatred Muslim extremists feel against the West feeds on certain conflicts in the world.
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My father insisted that I and my sisters not be indoctrinated into any religion at any age.
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Minimalism now is a reaction to what came before. It's absolutely of its time. Music moved into the set theory thing, and moved out of it.
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We need to bring sustainable energy to every corner of the globe with technologies like solar energy mini-grids, solar powered lights, and wind turbines.
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America is not the center of the universe.
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One of the biggest challenges for the MENA region is unemployment coupled with high population growth rates. The World Bank is committed to supporting infrastructure projects that will help with job creation across the region.
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There is nothing, really, that I wouldn't write about, and I do write about a lot of grim things.
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Now, I am completely independent - I earn my living by speaking and writing.
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Ultimately, I hypothesize that technology will one day be able to recreate a realistic representation of us as a result of the plethora of content we're creating converging with other advances in machine learning, robotics and large-scale data mining.
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More and more, we're used to taking things in through the eyes rather than through the ears, and opera is more of a spectacle.
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I am always worried that over-planning and outlining will kill the magic of writing; most of the world I created in 'California' occurred via good old sexy sentence-making.
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It is not known, now, for what length of time the Tuatha de Danaan had the sway over Ireland, and it is likely it was a long time they had it, but they were put from it at last.
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You have to love your body, respect it, and treat it well.
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Many a poor soul has had to suffer from the weight of the debts on him, finding no rest or peace after death.
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Going to a concert is so overwhelming and the energy is amazing.
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People don't know how good cauliflower is, because they always have this image of cauliflower cheese - awful, sticky, creamy and rich.
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I actually did not have a date to my prom. I ended up taking a friend.
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It's amazing how a competitive nature can turn a negative into something positive.
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The various forms of intellectual activity which together make up the culture of an age, move for the most part from different starting-points, and by unconnected roads.
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I live in a bus and go from place to place and sometimes feel very detached from what's going on.
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I guess I just don't see America as separate from Vietnam or Ethiopia. This mentality of 'our team's better than yours' - it's a high school idea. My kids don't see those dividing lines, and I don't want to either.
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One of the great things about being ignorant is that I often think my ideas are original. It's a wonderful feeling. That's why I try to avoid any knowledge that would spoil the sensation. Sometimes it isn't easy. People keep hurling knowledge at me, and I can't always duck.
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The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and to give everyone else his due.
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So many people have reached out in wonderful ways. New York has been wonderful.
