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
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I don't like talking to celebrities.
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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.
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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.
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But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge.
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It's so hard to be the girl in a country song, so we're speaking up.
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It's a courageous thing to do something that doesn't have rules or limits.
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I'm a big fan of community, and I think independence is over-rated.
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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.
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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.
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I'm learning every day.
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I used to be six foot four. Now that I'm old, I slouch. So, I'm six foot three.
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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.
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Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.
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It is my policy to deepen the Japan-U.S. alliance and to deepen security and economic relations as well as personal exchanges.
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I thought, If I'm so afraid of a bikini, there's something wrong. And so I had to get back into one!
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When there are thoughts, it is distraction: when there are no thoughts, it is meditation.
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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.
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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.
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I'd love to be a diva. But I'd then have to send so many apology notes for my abhorrent behaviour.
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The psychological absence of fathers can be nearly as devastating as physical absence. When fathers are alive but not a predictable presence actively participating in their daughter's lives the relationship becomes a permanent "maybe.
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Thy light alone like mist o'er mountains driven, Or music by the night-wind sent Through strings of some still instrument, Or moonlight on a midnight stream, Gives grace and truth to life's unquiet dream.
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By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with.
