Christen Press Quotes
I encourage all players to work to be their best, which includes looking for opportunities beyond the playing field.
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People said, 'How could you walk away from music?' But being a dad - there's nothing that can touch that.
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I've listened to female vocalists my whole life. That's what I love. I still listen to guys' vocals and don't get taken aback a lot.
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The mere process of growing old together will make the slightest acquaintance seem a bosom friend.
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I don't set out to win awards. I don't think any musician does, but when you receive an award, it's an affirmation: it means that people appreciate what you do. Every award I have received is a confirmation of something I have done, and that motivates me to push a little harder.
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Humor's always been the problem of my work, hasn't it? When working, I feel satisfied when I surprise myself. And when I surprise myself, I wind up laughing.
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I want young people to be hesitant to glorify war and to demand of their leaders justification for the sacrifices they ask of our citizens.
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I have this kind of mild nice-guy exterior, but inside my heart is like a steel trap.
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In a marathon, if you run too fast, you get exhausted. If you run too slow, you never make it.
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Your mind is what makes everything else work.
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Dell fills its computers with crapware, collecting fees from McAfee and other vendors to pre-install 'trial' versions.
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It was the best route to get folks to understand segregation fast. Civil rights and women's rights had a clear history. Making the transition to rights for people with disabilities became easier because we had the history of the other two.
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Embrace the grease, if any, and look fresh and human. I like to look like a glazed doughnut.
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I'm not always angry. In fact, I think I usually go out of my way to try to find roles that don't seem to be like me.
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Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical.
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If you respect a language and culture, it shows in your work.
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Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be criticised.
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Beauty is the promise of happiness.
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I'd probably put myself in the top 1% in knowledge of blight in the city of Detroit.
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Within that awful volume liesThe mystery, of mysteries!
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We are in a far better position to observe instincts in animals or in primitives than in ourselves. This is due to the fact that we have grown accustomed to scrutinizing our own actions and to seeking rational explanations for them.
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The podcast 'A History of Jazz' began telling its story in February - 100 years after the recording of 'Livery Stable Blues' by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, the start of jazz as a legitimate branch of music.
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Live music is proof that there's some things the Internet can't kill. In our lifetime, we're going to see more and more things start to disappear and get gobbled up by the Internet, but live music won't be one of them.
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I encourage all players to work to be their best, which includes looking for opportunities beyond the playing field.
