Al Jarreau Quotes
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Our music doesn't make many compromises, but we take it into a venue that's larger than people expect.
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Growth is painful. Change is painful. But, nothing is as painful as staying stuck where you do not belong.
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The experience of being in space didn't change my perspective of myself or of the planet or of life. I had no spiritual experience.
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I never smoked. I never drank and I never took drugs. The funny thing is, nothing is more boring, people like this. For me, it's OK. But most of my friends, at least they smoke and drink.
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There's a long history of private-company cooperation with the NSA that dates back to at least the 1970s.
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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I never did a dirty armpit. You can look dirty, but you can't be dirty.
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Humility is a good estate; founded thereon, the whole spiritual edifice grows into a holy temple in the Lord. Through humility, some have even possessed the gates of their enemies. For which of the virtues is so mighty to subdue the pride of demons and the tyranny of men?
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Ultimately, I hypothesize that technology will one day be able to recreate a realistic representation of us as a result of the plethora of content we're creating converging with other advances in machine learning, robotics and large-scale data mining.
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I love the fact that everyone's trying to be good-looking in L.A. - then I turn up and I get work.
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'Life as a Dog' is when I really started to feel comfortable, like I had the due north on my compass.
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I've always been DJing; it's just I'm making more of a push for it, making it more public.
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I'm obsessed with Radiohead. They're just the greatest band on the planet.
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I think it's a mistake to go after someone just based on looks. But I always respond to people who don't act that interested in me.
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I don't need fame any more. People are less interested in me in terms of celebrity. I'm happy to see a new generation being the media focus. I'm happy my day is done. It's over.
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I can't think of anything I hate more than a former punk - they are the most self-righteous people in the world.
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In my world view, clearly the Internet is a huge force multiplier for Indian media because it has not crept up on us like something invisible; we've seen it all play out in the West.
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With fandom, people are sensitive, and sometimes defensive, about their experiences.
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I was in the hockey team in school, played football. One of the challenges for me was to make the team feel better. It helped me evolve, so batting at different positions was never a problem.
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I tell people this: It's hard to write about walking in the park, but it's easy to write about a breakup.
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A lot of people see scammers as, like, just one guy in a basement with his computer, but actually, I think it's probably almost kind of a call centre.
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People will always say all sorts of stuff. Let them. I'm enjoying my life
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The chief good is the suspension of the judgment [especially negative judgement], which tranquillity of mind follows like its shadow.
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I have been with the record company and Tommy was there doing records with other people.
