Duke Ellington Quotes
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I don't want to come off like the jealous brother who wasn't getting the attention, but it was like no one was really into me anyway. I wasn't really a priority.
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Lord of the Rings made me realize that I'm not interested in doing anyone else's work.
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I felt audiences are happier to take comedy people who play darker people because there's a link between the psychosis of comedy and the psychosis of being a twisted character.
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I'm not a really religious person, but those moments onstage feel like some sort of religious experience because no one holds back, especially 'Stay With Me' when I finish the show. It kind of turns into an anthem when I perform it live, and it feels like there's a lot of love in the room.
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Life wasn't about freeing up human souls. It was about creating obedient slaves in the hierarchical construction of the society - with God at the top, then the king and then the father.
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I would love to do some theater.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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I work hard, and I do good, and I'm going to enjoy myself. I'm not going to let you restrict me.
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The climate has been changing since there was a climate.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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Children should neither be seen or heard from - ever again.
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Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.
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I can't understand why someone wouldn't have a degree of sympathy for people that had to flee their country, travel to try and find their home somewhere, and nobody wants them. How could you not be a little bit sympathetic?
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Music has always been an important thing to me in my life and understand I've worked in the music business.
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Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.
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At its core, banking is not simply about profit, but about personal relationships.
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What we hear now is great-sounding records with great-sounding grooves and loops. And the sound of these records is irresistible, but the craft of songwriting is just about over. That's why, whenever I get an opportunity to do an album full of standards, I jump at it because I miss it.
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It isn't glamorous until after the film is finished, and you are at the premiere and getting your picture on the cover of magazines.
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Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have.
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If the fire of hell is not literal, it is worse than actual fire, and if the gates of the Celestial City are not actual gold, they are far finer.
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I love the power of celebrity because you can give voice to the voiceless.
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What you present as the gospel will determine what you present as discipleship. If you present as the gospel what is essentially a theory of the atonement, and you say, 'If you accept this theory of the atonement, your sins are forgiven, and when you die you will be received into heaven,' there is no basis for discipleship.
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In order for romance to deepen, you must touch the heart and mind of your wife before you touch her body.
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If it sounds good, it IS good.
