Duke Ellington Quotes
By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with.
Quotes to Explore
-
I don't like talking to celebrities.
-
With about a dozen assorted ongoing conflicts in the news every day, and with the stories becoming more horrific, the level of sadness becomes unbearable. And what becomes of our planet when that sadness becomes apathy? Because we feel helpless. And we turn our heads and turn the page.
-
One of the things I like best about the Halloween show is that I change outfits about six times in the show. It is a lot of fun to play the different characters.
-
But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge.
-
It's so hard to be the girl in a country song, so we're speaking up.
-
It's a courageous thing to do something that doesn't have rules or limits.
-
I'm a big fan of community, and I think independence is over-rated.
-
I am what we call a 'karma yogi' in Sanskrit. A karma yogi is somebody who believes in data. I collect a lot of data.
-
The other aspect is that you become much more aware of the structural problems that pertain to that continent. You feel the need to act to try and solve them.
-
I'm learning every day.
-
I used to be six foot four. Now that I'm old, I slouch. So, I'm six foot three.
-
We must have a clear head and a clear-cut stand to confidently boycott those trains of thoughts that attempt to Westernise China, separate China and bring chaos to China.
-
Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.
-
It is my policy to deepen the Japan-U.S. alliance and to deepen security and economic relations as well as personal exchanges.
-
When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.
-
During events like the World Cup and the Olympics, I tend to get really wrapped up in my own experience to stay focused, but it's like a bubble. I don't see much outside my own perspective.
-
A man must love a thing very much if he not only practices it without any hope of fame and money, but even... without any hope of doing it well.
-
I think the one film that I could watch over and over and over again - and I have - is 'Man on Fire.'
-
Northern Uganda presents a situation of extraordinary violation of the rights of children.
-
Because after a time having a secret and nobody knowing you have a secret us no fun. And although you dont want others to know what the secret is, you want them to at least know you have one.
-
I think I was a pretty normal kid. I wasn't the prom queen, but I wasn't a freak, either.
-
The month of January, we were number one. Now, this is something we're proud of, because we recognize we're up against a formidable operation there at CNN.
-
By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with.
