Carmine Coppola Quotes
I have written symphonic poems and chamber music. It is my way of personal expression.
Quotes to Explore
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I know what to do and I go and execute.
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Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.
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You mustn't upstage the bride.
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Bigotry toward any faith community cannot have any place in civilized society anywhere in the world.
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When you are studying jazz, the best thing to do is listen to records or listen to live music. It isn't as though you go to a teacher. You just listen as much as you can and absorb everything.
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Instead of building walls, we should be building bridges.
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A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.
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I started traveling by myself as early as 5 to see my dad. I'd go to Toronto or Los Angeles, depending on what show he was doing, but most often New York, and we would hang out, and he'd take me to museums and Broadway plays. The ones that had the biggest impact on me were the George C. Wolfe productions.
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I like someone who's not afraid to be a kid!
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Because of the way my words get scrutinized, I have to use a level of precision so people don't accuse me of misleading them.
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The Arab representatives and their followers were not interested in the persecuted millions throughout the world; they were fixed on a political agenda that distracted the world from their own serious shortcomings in the human-rights department.
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The way to a man's heart is through his chest.
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I'm trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it.
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You must enjoy the journey because whether or not you get there, you must have fun on the way.
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Judges who take the law into their own hands, who make up constitutional 'rights' in order to strike down laws they oppose, undermine the people's right to have their values shape public policy and define the culture.
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I think I am less of a prankster and more of a jokester.
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Actors are intelligent. Yet, many of them do not communicate well. That's what makes it so hard to have a relationship with one.
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The fact of the matter is the Arab elites are more inclined to accommodate our wishes because of certain overlapping interests that are often financial. That is not the case with the Arab masses.
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I didn't learn about depression or anxiety at school. So when I had to go to my parents to say 'I need help, I need to go to therapy,' I felt like this weird, messed up kid. And I wasn't, but I felt that way.
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I suppose that's why new music and I go well together, because new music often requires maintaining great rhythm.
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When there's no one you can point to, or when something goes wrong, it's your fault - that level of responsibility and accountability is pretty interesting.
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My mom is always with me. When I made my major-league debut I told her, 'That's it. You don't work anymore. I'm going to work and take care of you.
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I have written symphonic poems and chamber music. It is my way of personal expression.
