Beilby Porteus Quotes
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I came up from growing up with a lot of Catholic guilt, a lot of punk rock, hipster guilt in the later years where I think people have thrown a lot of things on me. Where I always felt like I'm not supposed to tell the horn section what to play or I don't want to come off egotistical.
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Hip-hop is rich in musical allusion. It takes something that already existed, respects it, and reuses it.
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I suspect I am like most people on the Internet in that I sign up for all sorts of sites and frequently use the same passwords.
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There is no greater power in Heaven or on Earth than pure, unconditional love. The nature of the God force, the unseen intelligence in all things, which causes the material world and is the center of both the spiritual and physical plane, is best described as pure, unconditional love.
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I build community. However, I do it wearing a number of hats.
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It's a different era. Our job now is to show leadership and vision and to help the next generation of artists.
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If you have multiples of anything, you have the possibility of repetition. Repetition creates pattern and also unity. Put anyone in a room with a pile of similar objects and say, 'I want a pattern by 3 P.M. or no dinner.' Anyone would come up with a design. It is easy, fun and available to anybody. Most people just don't have the nerve.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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In Russia all tyrants believe poets to be their worst enemies.
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If I could gain 1,000 pounds and be healthy, I would love to do that.
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I was afraid of Korean food when I moved to L.A., let alone sushi. I remember thinking either sink or swim. Living here in Studio City, Ventura Blvd. is the Mecca of sushi restaurants. What you thought was so exotic is just run of the mill.
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Having a couple really great basics makes it easy to dress well every day.
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Israel has a fantastic film industry, and many times we are known for our political films or films that have to do with the army. I love the fact that we can show that there are films coming out of Israel that are just for fun.
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Mamata Banerjee is just a casual worker, just like a commoner.
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If I can hit the ball the way I want to hit it on the range, I'd rather do that than play golf. I just love the feeling of hitting good golf shots.
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I love Japan, and Tokyo is my favorite city.
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I have always appreciated those who dare to experiment with materials and proportions.
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I don't think I've ever been chatted up, and I don't think I've ever chatted anyone up. The Fresh Prince has the best chat-up lines.
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I like the language in Proust but not the context.
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But in this Second Work if thou extract our Air and our Fire with the phlegm water, they will the more naturally and easily be drawn out of their infernal prison, and with less losse of their Spirits, than by the former way before described.
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I believe America's chief strategic vulnerability is our dependence on imported petroleum.
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We are Americans, We have the right to participate and debate any administration.
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War its thousands slays, Peace its ten thousands.
