Anthony Braxton Quotes
Growing up in the '50s and being in the '60s, in that revolutionary time space, I thought freedom was what I was looking for. Slowly but surely, it became clear that the last thing I was interested in was freedom. Because if you're going to be free, you have to be free from something.
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I work in the most non-Communist job. I work for 'Martha Stewart Living.'
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In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.
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I firmly believe that with President Trump in the White House, we have such a great opportunity as conservatives.
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I started playing badminton when I was probably of eight years and ever since have been playing. I didn't go to university.
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I'm kind of a crazy person about hand sanitizer. I carry the plain ones that smell like aloe, from Target or CVS.
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I was with the Jessie Bonstelle Stock Company in Detroit and Buffalo for three seasons - 10 performances and a new play every week. She was an amazing woman who did a great deal for me.
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Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.
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I came to acting in a very circuitous way.
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There's no handbook for parenting. So you walk a very fine line as a parent because you are civilizing these raw things. They will tip the coffee over and finger-paint on the table. At some point, you have to say, 'We're gonna have to clean that up because you don't paint with coffee on a table.'
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By channeling my inner heiress, I created a new opportunity for young heiresses.
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I was a typical farm boy. I liked the farm. I enjoyed the things that you do on a farm, go down to the drainage ditch and fish, and look at the crawfish and pick a little cotton.
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Chaotic people often have chaotic lives, and I think they create that. But if you try and have an inner peace and a positive attitude, I think you attract that.
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I wasn't interested at all in doing a documentary. I was not a public figure.
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All true happiness, pure joy, sweet bounties, and unclouded pleasure are contained within the knowledge and love of God.
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I want to tour, everywhere I can, all of the world.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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Nobody ever wants to really make someone feel bad.
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And as I reinvent myself and I'm constantly curious about everything, I can't wait to see what's around the corner in newfound art and entertainment and exploration.
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Versatility of education can be found in our best poetry, but the depth of mankind should be found in the philosopher.
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I hate the point where you have to get off the ladder, or get back on. I don't know if that's a fear of heights, or literally a fear of falling. I want to be afraid to fall. That seems like a good fear.
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The only type of sexual relations possible are those with someone who is as advanced and capable as oneself.
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Growing up in the '50s and being in the '60s, in that revolutionary time space, I thought freedom was what I was looking for. Slowly but surely, it became clear that the last thing I was interested in was freedom. Because if you're going to be free, you have to be free from something.
