Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (Kenny G) Quotes
Unless I've got Katy Perry on the cover of my CD, it's going to be tough to sell a lot of records.
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My mother told me I should be a secretary, but I wanted to be an actress from when I was very young.
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Dancing is the last sport with no sponsor.
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All the great artists had their dark sides. Look at Amy Winehouse or anyone who has achieved a certain level of success. Even Adele, and the people that you wouldn't put in the same category as a gangster rapper. These women have exposed their vulnerabilities, demons, and things that have hurt them.
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I don't run after successful directors. I give importance to the content of the film.
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In my cranky old age, I actually prefer recording alone now, on 'The Simpsons,' for example, because I find that the director can just focus on what I'm doing and I can do a lot of variations. A lot of times, when I record with a group, I'll stay after class for another hour or two.
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By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.
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African-Americans know about racism, but I don't think we really know the causes. I decided it's first of all a family problem.
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I am often fond of saying the Trekkers are passionate about a hobby, their hobby is 'Star Trek.' They are by and large very imaginative, very intelligent people, and they certainly have been more than generous to me.
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We are all lucky to be here, we are lucky to be on stage and have millions of people watch us.
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Politicians are wonderful people as long as they stay away from things they don't understand, such as working for a living.
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I come from a place where there's violence and inarticulacy. I worked in a pub from the age of 12 or 13. I used to see people smashing glasses over each other. I was never tough. I was scared of them.
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I always carry a pair of scissors around with me to cut things out of magazines.
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People come out of the mid-west and go to the Ivy League. I kind of reversed the direction.
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It's difficult to say what attracts one person to another. It's always a combination, isn't it? I've always found people interesting because of the way they think, and a sense of humour is irresistible.
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I think for diners, it is about crafting an identity around food which we have not really had in a mainstream way in this country. So there is a mass movement of people who identify themselves through their food preferences or even just that they prioritize food - that's where we get this idea of being a foodie.
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Call a man 'ignorant,' and you have license to show the world your vast fund of knowledge and wise him up.
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A mathematician is only perfect insofar as he is a perfect man, sensitive to the beauty of truth.
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Heart on her lips, and soul within her eyes, Soft as her clime, and sunny as her skies.
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Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.
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The film business has changed so dramatically from when I started.
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Some people get the wrong idea, you know. If you're quiet and you're just not the most gregarious person, that you're like.. I don't know, self-involved, rude possibly, frigid. I get that a lot from people who don't know me, like online all you guys think I never smile, ever. It's not true. I do smile sometimes.
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There are a number of writers who believe it is their duty to throw as many curve balls at the reader as possible. To twist and twist again. These are the Chubby Checkers of crime fiction and, while I admire the craft, I think that it can actually work against genuine suspense.
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Unless I've got Katy Perry on the cover of my CD, it's going to be tough to sell a lot of records.
