Anthony Braxton Quotes
I have learned through time that not everyone is interested in the kinds of things that fascinate me.
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Islam is unusual in that it's the only one of the great world religions which was born inside recorded history. That there's an enormous amount of factual historical record about the life of a prophet and about social conditions in Arabia at that time. So it's possible to look at the origin of Islam in a scholarly way.
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Nothing is really typical of my efforts... I'm simply casting about for better ways to crystallise and capture certain strong impressions (involving the elements of time, the unknown, cause and effect, fear, scenic and architectural beauty, and other seemingly ill-assorted things) which persist in clamouring for expression.
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Our founders never intended us to have a professional political class.
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The political world is a dark place. If you want to portray it accurately, authentically, you've got to turn out the lights from time to time.
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I'm just a person who forgives and forgets. I have a hard time holding grudges.
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I feel nothing can push you till the time you want to get pushed.
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I've done stuff in the past and followed in the footsteps of my heroes, and each time, it felt a little bit surreal.
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I can't really see myself as an artist. Now, to step out here and there, do it when I feel like it, that's a possibility. But for me to be a full-fledged, full-time artist in the industry, I don't think so.
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We all live in the moment, and we often mistakenly believe that what is true today was true always. Not so in politics, and especially in Congressional elections.
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In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.
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The ability to select stocks, manage them over time and know when to sell them is incredibly difficult, even for professional fund managers.
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The Marine Corps is some of the best acting training you could have. Having that responsibility for people's lives, suddenly time becomes a really valuable commodity and you want to make the most of it. And for acting, you just have to do the work, just keep doing it.
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I think that civil rights issues take a lot of time to develop.
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I'm very much over my hair. If it was up to me I'd have cut it a long time ago.
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I really make sure that my girls understand the importance of education. I don't want them to be spoilt and only know private school kids. I want them to behave well by example.
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Even during my youth, I can recall very few black people living on any kind of public assistance. People were working, doing some kind of job that was useful to the community.
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My mom told me a long time ago, 'Never get in a fight with a lady.'
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I'm like, 'Why aren't artists owning their masters? Why are labels robbing artists dry, and they have to spend all this time on tour to even break even?' Like, what happened? Why are they promoting things that aren't either socially conscious or elevating the human consciousness?
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I stopped singing for a long time because it just wasn't something I was very passionate about.
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Place, time, life, death, earth, heaven are divisions and distinctions we make, like the imaginary lines we trace upon the surface of the globe.
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I don't think I'm on the studio president's list: 'The movie's going to star Cannavale.' That's not happening.
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Social justice and economics are both issues to me.
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Hymns are companions for life travelers.
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I have learned through time that not everyone is interested in the kinds of things that fascinate me.
