Jon Batiste Quotes

When the Beatles wrote 'Paperback Writer,' it couldn't have been the same old thing. You can hear so many influences in it, from the blues to Bach, and it's not just verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge chorus. They start off singing a cappella, almost like a Bach chorale, and the song goes into this bluesy guitar riff.

Jon Batiste

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A lot of people just think I'm a big man, but I'm a basketball player. I am able to do everything that a basketball player can do - from playmaking and scoring to just passing the ball and just being a leader and post presence.

Joel Embiid

LeaderManI AmPeopleBasketball

Just because you might have a sparring match on the air doesn't mean there's any personal animosity.

Megyn Kelly

YouJust BecausePersonalMeanAir

Man, 'Twin Peaks' ruined me for television. I mean, how can you top a show like that.

Michael Horse

ManMeYouTelevisionMeanTop

The fashion world has become a lot more embracing of me since I became an actress.

Mia Goth

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I've been to all seven continents on assignment for 'SI.'

Steve Rushin

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I was dating a guy that was a huge wrestling fan and I'm embarrassed to say it now but I used to make fun of him for watching it.

Torrie Wilson

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I'm just smart enough to know what it is I don't know and try to learn as I go along and accept that you're going to make mistakes, and there are going to be things that are not going to be perfect.

Ronald D. Moore

MistakesSmartLearnEnoughYouGo

In France they spend six months training policemen, then they give them a gun and put them on the streets, and I don't know that that's enough. The film's not against the police - although I think that if someone wants to be a cop there's got to be a problem.

Mathieu Kassovitz

PoliceTrainingGunThinkProblem

As it turns out, what looks like science sometimes is not.

Jose Padilha

ScienceLooksSometimesOutLike

My dad was a man of great wisdom in his short time here.

Bonnie Hunt

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Women should do kitchen work and take care of babies.

Bobby Riggs

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I was Al Gore's campaign chairman in 2000, when he won a half-million more votes than George W. Bush but lost the presidency.

William M. Daley

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