Branford Marsalis Quotes

The whole point is, give me a break with the standards. You go to the average jazz label and suggest a record and they want to know which standards you're going to play. I'm saying let's break the formula.

Branford Marsalis

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MeSayingYouPlayKnowJazz

I've been in so many writing workshops where someone hands in a story, and when the other writers in the workshop are giving feedback, they say, 'This is unbelievable.' And the writer says, 'Well, actually, the events are based in real life. This actually happened.'

Jesmyn Ward

LifeWritingStoryGivingSomeone

I had to tell Dad, 'It will be okay and be positive; keep praying and have faith'. I have always known about cancer, but to be around someone who has it and to see what it does in such a short space of time was hard. It makes you think about your life, about what is important.

Jermain Defoe

LifePositiveFaithTimeSpaceYou

I say to consumers: instead of relying totally on critics, drink what you like and like what you drink.

Robert Mondavi

YouSayDrinkCriticsConsumers

Logical reasoning is an argument which we have with ourselves and which reproduces internally the features of a real argument.

Jean Piaget

ArgumentRealReasoningLogical

Actually, I get a little say in what my character would or wouldn't do.

Steve Burton

CharacterSayLittleGetWould

To exact revenge for yourself or your friends is not only a right, it's an absolute duty.

Stieg Larsson

YourselfRevengeFriendsDutyRight

I never thought I would get such a perfect role in 'Modern Family.' A lot of TV shows now are looking for more Latin women.

Sofia Vergara

FamilyWomenLookingThoughtPerfect

I have great people who help me be on time, but I'm not an on-time person, and I'm very chaotic in my thoughts.

Trudie Styler

GreatTimePeopleMeThoughtsHelp

As a kid, I watched 'Bugs Bunny' cartoons, and for some reason Pepe Le Pew, the indomitable French skunk pursuing his would-be kitty paramour, left his mark on me: became an instant emblem of odoriferous hubris, hedonistic bad behavior. He was an entry-level Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a rookie Marquis de Sade.

Michael Paterniti

MeBehaviorBadKidReasonBunny

I really enjoy women and I totally understand and applaud the diversity that they have in terms of their emotions and intellects and vulnerability and strengths.

Michael Patrick King

WomenDiversityEnjoyEmotions

Knowing ourselves and how we feel can help us improve.

Anne Wilson Schaef

FeelHelpKnowingImproveUsHow

Being in ballet school and being in leotards in front of a mirror I don't know how many hours a day was quite tough.

Alicia Vikander

MirrorDaySchoolToughKnowBeing

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