Anthony Braxton Quotes
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I always managed to get in trouble, like every kid. But I had to learn a lot of hard lessons on my own, without parents who would nurture me and guard me through that part of life, at a very young age.
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Energy is a concept that has been coined by physicists. There is no observable thing known as energy anywhere.
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I've lived my life the way I wanted to, whether scaling the mountains, partying long into the night or having fun playing soccer.
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I was an only child and grew up in York where my parents ran a surgical supplies shop. When I say I wish I had brothers and sisters, friends say it's not what it's cracked up to be, but I think it must be good to have someone who knew you from the beginning.
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Find fault with thyself rather than with others.
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Would I have watched another season of 'Breaking Bad'? Of course. Would I have watched another two seasons of 'Breaking Bad'? Of course. The fact that I would easily have watched much, much more than I got made the ending so much more poignant and stronger and better for me.
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I used to play hooky from school so I could watch cooking shows.
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I always had a struggle, which I still do, when you're playing a character and it's not necessarily your morals or your values. You're playing a character, but the way the media will sometimes ask you if these are your opinions, you know - they make you responsible for that, and I take issue with it because I don't believe in censorship.
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When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
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Our entire brand is about transparency. We want that data out there because you know what? If you are only getting one in three messages replied to, you're normal. You're right there in the middle of everything with everyone else.
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In this hectic life, we have no time to take care of ourselves, hence massage is needed for rejuvenation and stress reduction. A lot of people are looking for quick fixes: like, they are taking medications, and they are doing other things which are not healthy. But massage is very holistic and natural.
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All of us have a lot of sides to ourselves, but the fun thing about being actor is you make one side predominant for the character you're playing.
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Malice is only another name for mediocrity.
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You can't make the audience fall in love with a character you don't like.
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Colour can raise the dead.
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I love basketball players for what they do for their size - so graceful.
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It had been suggested to her that the flaw lay not in the universe but in herself.
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I went for endless auditions for tiny parts in obscure plays, and never got one job until I was in 'Four Weddings'.
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Is bankrupting this great country the top priority of this administration?
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I don't think they'd ever make a movie about Chuck Baker but I'd love to play Chuck Baker.
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There is no point in competing with young talent...I just concentrate on getting better each day.
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I am viewed as the Negro who has gone outside of the categories assigned to me.
