Christian Scott Quotes

It doesn't matter if I ever win another award or get to play another major jazz festival in America. I would rather not garner any of those things and speak honestly about the things that I see my people endure in this country and all over the world.

Christian Scott

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I'm British, so obviously I repress any powerful emotions of any kind in relation to anything.

John Oliver

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The cinema has done more for my spiritual life than the church. My ideas of fame, success and beauty all originate from the big screen. Whereas Christian religion is retreating everywhere and losing more and more influence; film has filled the vacuum and supports us with myths and action-controlling images.

John Updike

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I love acting like I'm in love. It's a very positive thing.

Amanda Seyfried

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Lisa 'Left-Eye' Lopes in TLC, she stood out a lot with her rap. It was so different, the way she would flow.

Stefflon Don

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There have been many socially conscious concept albums. I wanted to make a 'social consciousness' concept album disguised as a country record.

Sturgill Simpson

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Republican politicians often evoke the Bible when it suits their purposes. But they disregard some of its most important teachings when formulating policy. This includes the story of Noah's Ark.

Tom Steyer

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I think every time you go to do something, it's a challenge. Somebody said to me, 'You've done it all. If you could do anything right now, what would you do?' I said, 'I'd do everything I did better.'

Liza Minnelli

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You've got to tell people how it is that you've come to believe what you do.

Jason Kander

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My sensei was a British karate champion named Brian Fitkin. He was my mentor and because I had a hard relationship with my dad, he became a father figure to me.

Dolph Lundgren

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In a way, I feel it might be ill-mannered to try and top myself. The music I play is a ritual. Something that matters to people in a special way. I wouldn't want to interfere with that.

Chuck Berry

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Until fighting ends and there are conditions, which allow the free expression of will by the people, there can be no elections and elections are not held in these circumstances anywhere in the world.

Aslan Maskhadov

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I would say on a creative level I put a lot of pressure on myself.

Shawn Ryan

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