Every man of genius is considerably helped by being dead.
Robert Staughton Lynd
Recitation: by Male by Female
Whatever happens in my life, whether I stand up or I fall down, whatever the case, I'm going to use it in my art. Why? Because I'm an artist and I have to.
Jill Scott
LifeArtStand UpStandMy LifeWhy
If you look down a barrel of a gun... you don't forget it.
Melvin Van Peebles
GunYouLookDownForgetBarrel
I just got fed up with the Protestantism that I'd been brought up with being rubbed out, disregarded. There's an awful lot of frailty and doubt about it, which I understand and share, but there are certain things you just have to acknowledge.
Melvyn Bragg
DoubtYouUnderstandOutUpShare
Anytime you join a show that's been successful, there's a certain responsibility. And a lot of anxiety that, you know, you're bringing the character to life, respecting the show and doing your part. So that you are not the weak link in the chain.
Mekhi Phifer
LifeCharacterResponsibilityAnxiety
I know from sitting around with injuries how difficult life will be without racing and riding winners.
Tony McCoy
LifeRacingInjuriesKnowSitting
A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself.
Robert Burton
SeeStandingShouldersMayGiant
I love archival films very much. I spent thousands of hours watching archive footage. Every time I see it, I see something. Sometimes I think I know this footage, but two years later, I see it again, and I see something new.
Rithy Panh
LoveTimeThinkNewKnowSometimes
I can snap my toes. Everyone keeps asking me this, but I know it's kind of weird, but I think it's fun that I can snap my toes.
Mirai Nagasu
FunMeThinkWeirdI CanKnow
I've got a friendly smile, a greeting smile, and a you-know-exactly-what-I'm-thinking smile.
Jason Mitchell
SmileGreetingFriendlyGot
Yeah, touring can get rough some times and draining, but I always have to pinch myself and realize that I'm doing what I love.
Jonny Lang
LoveMyselfDoingRealizeAlways
On the outskirts of the desert in Yemen, there was a cafe with a jukebox that had 'Sunshine Superman' on it. I loved that.
Donovan
SunshineDesertLovedSupermanCafe
I get interested in the various ways that music is being done in the culture, and some of it I like thoroughly enough to want to learn about it. The way I have been successful at doing that is to become part of it.
Chick Corea
MusicCultureLearnDoingEnough
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