Meredith Monk Quotes

Sometimes in the past when I was going to perform a piece again I would listen to old recordings and try to reproduce the material. This time I realized that carrying around old information, trying to get everything in, and still be in the moment just doesn't work.

Meredith Monk

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I'm one of those workaholics, the kind of guy who may drop with a cardiac arrest around 55.

Joe Penny

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The important thing to know is that life will always deal us a few bad cards, but we have to play those cards the best we can. And we can play to win. This was one lesson I picked up when I was a teenager. It has been my guiding principle ever since. When I wanted something, the best person to depend on was myself.

John Gokongwei

LifeMyselfBestWinBadPlay

A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.

John Milton

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Also minimalism is a term that all of us who share so little in common and who are lumped together as minimalists are not terribly happy with.

Ann Beattie

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We are nothing if we walk alone; we are everything when we walk together in step with other dignified feet.

Subcomandante Marcos

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That's what's great about the Batman universe. When you explore Gotham, when you explore the villains, all of them point to this one character. This iconic American symbol for how we deal with pain and loss and how we move forward after it.

Tom King

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Music isn't necessarily made to last, and there's always been disposable music.

Robbie Robertson

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Hollywood was never great for children.

Michael Reagan

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The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall.

Mitch Hedberg

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I basically believe the medical insurance industry should be nonprofit, not profit-making. There is no way a health reform plan will work when it is implemented by an industry that seeks to return money to shareholders instead of using that money to provide health care.

Dianne Feinstein

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At the beginning of my career, I was nervous to talk. I was just a very young girl. You don't want to upset anyone or frustrate anyone - you just want to work.

Coco Rocha

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I've just had some of the worst situations with the most beautiful girls who I just could not stand talking to anymore. The physical only lasts for so long.

Brian Austin Green

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