Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation.
John Ruskin
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We have escapist fiction, so why not escapist biography?
John Kenneth Galbraith
WhyFictionBiographyWhy Not
I always said your best palate is your own, not mine. I'm a guidepost.
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
BestSaidAlwaysOwnMineYour
I'm constantly playing this game in my head where I'm thinking, 'Can this quote be pared down and misinterpreted?' It doesn't matter what outlet I'm talking to and how comprehensive the interview is, because I have to think in terms of, 'Right, but 'People' magazine could just take this one quote and take it out of context.'
Anna Kendrick
PeopleGameThinkThinkingTalking
By the time of the Civil War, there were many kinds of apples growing across the United States, but most of them didn't taste very good, and as a rule, people didn't eat them. Cider was cheaper to make than beer, and many settlers believed fermented drinks were safer than water. Everyone drank hard cider.
John Seabrook
GoodTimeWaterWarBeerPeople
I went to a hypnotist to learn how not to use drinking a pint before you go on as a way of giving you the confidence to just fly at it, irrespective of the fear. That's not a long-term strategy, when you do as many gigs as I do.
Stewart Lee
FearConfidenceFlyLearnStrategy
It's an often-asked question, 'Why did all these spotty white English boys suddenly start playing blues in the '60s?' It was recognized as this kind of vibrant music and when I first started playing in a blues band I just wanted to bring it to a wider public who hadn't really heard it.
Steve Winwood
MusicStartWhiteBluesKindWhy
Mozart wrote so many works in his thirty-five years that it would take a lifetime just to write out the notes. We literally do not know how he did it.
Lukas Foss
KnowWriteYearsOutTakeNotes
I've listened to 'Frank' so many times. She was so honest and herself. I think one of the hardest things for an artist to do is tell the truth, but that's what Amy Winehouse did, and it's what I want to do - if you want to write songs that connect with people, I think they really need to believe what you're talking about.
Jorja Smith
TruthPeopleBelieveThinkTalking
I love movies and always, always have.
Dito Montiel
LoveMoviesAlwaysI Love
I thought I would, you know, go to college, get to law school, finish, and then get a job and work as a lawyer, but that proved to be not a good fit for me.
Demetri Martin
WorkGoodJobSchoolCollegeLaw
What makes the most money for this business? Dead rock stars.
Courtney Love
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I prefer insomnia to anaesthesia.
Antonio Tabucchi
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