Steve Lacy Quotes

The more original something is, the more of a threat it seems until the people catch up with it. That happened with Thelonious Monk. It happened with anybody who is really original.

Steve Lacy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 23, 1934 - June 4, 2004

Topics

PeopleMoreUpMonkCatchSomething

I like working with kid actors because they surprise you constantly. I mean, all actors do - but kids particularly.

Joe Dante

SurpriseYouMeanKidWorkingKids

My own beauty routine is influenced pretty heavily from my 'Mad Men' routine. If I'm in the series of work, it's hard to see myself without eyelashes every day.

Jessica Pare

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I didn't always take myself that seriously. Image-wise, I was somewhat of a jokester.

Anderson Paak

MyselfSeriouslyAlwaysTake

History is what we bring to it, not just the events themselves, but how we interpret those events.

Robert Harris

HistoryEventsBringJustInterpret

Well, I am becoming doddering and old but I have - I'm writing two books a year now. It's like 220,000 words or something like finished, and, honest to God, I can't do that. I really do need the help of, you know, other people working with me.

John Sandford

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Eagles rarely fail to catch their prey. They usually kill it quickly by breaking its neck with their powerful claws.

Stephen Kinzer

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When people tell me I've kept them up all night, I feel like I've succeeded.

Sidney Sheldon

PeopleMeNightFeelTellUp

My songs have a layer of melancholy.

Mat Kearney

MelancholySongsLayer

Sit down and read. Educate yourself for the coming conflicts.

Mary Harris Jones

YourselfDownComingSitEducate

I did a lot of modeling in the U.K. A lot of it wasn't high fashion because I don't have the body or the face for high fashion modeling. I did a lot of sportswear, swimwear, and beachwear.

Joseph Gatt

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I've been accused of being old before my time more than once. It's true that I've always felt an affinity for, and been comfortable around, older people. I attribute this to a childhood spent around my grandparents - and even a great-grandparent or two. I wouldn't trade those experiences for anything.

Jon Meacham

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When I signed back with Detroit, I signed to retire a Piston.

Chauncey Billups

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