Bobby McFerrin Quotes

I like a very dark house, just black. I sit there and just think. Once I'm still and quiet inside, I'll begin. It's very personal; it has to be. One song may be Bach, the next blues, a song from TV, or a nursery rhyme or jazz piece.

Bobby McFerrin

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SongBlackThinkHouseDarkJazz

In the 1970s, for all the Stevie Wonders, I'm sure there were five artists that were making forgettable music.

John Legend

MusicArtistsSureFiveWonders

It was less a literary thing than a linguistic, philosophical preoccupation... discovering how far you can go with language to create immediate, elementary experience.

Robert Morgan

ExperienceLanguageYouCreateGo

I was up around 340 pounds because the producers said they wanted a really big guy - and I'm not that big, you know! I've lost it all now though. I'm 285 pounds, my sexy weight!

Michael Clarke Duncan

SexyYouLostKnowSaidNow

If you're not on a major label today, you're not gonna get played. They've got the market sewed up.

Mickey Gilley

TodayYouUpGotGetMarket

I have been working since I was 14, nonstop.

Liv Tyler

WorkingBeenSinceNonstop

My favourite types of cuisine are Asian and Caribbean, and I love cooking new recipes for my family.

Jourdan Dunn

FamilyLoveCookingNewAsian

I'm a somewhat isolated person in my own way, or I move along a little trail, I go this place, I go that place. It's not like I'm varying my exposure.

Jonathan Ames

TrailPlacePersonGoWayMy Own

I would be trying to play hockey with my friends, but most of the time, the coach put me on the bench. Because I was too dreamy - I was dreaming all of the time. I was super bad on the ice because I was just thinking about something else.

Denis Villeneuve

TimeMeHockeyThinkingFriendsBad

To think is to practice brain chemistry.

Deepak Chopra

IntelligencePracticeBrainThink

If anybody ran a business like that they would be out of business quickly, and Barack Obama's leadership is driving this business, the United States of America, toward a fiscal cliff.

Chris Christie

LeadershipBusinessDrivingAmerica

I experience psychic phenomena, so people think I must be crazy. But you have to be accessible and intelligent to be a good actor. I might not have gotten the best grades in school, but I have a very high level of emotional intelligence. You have to be open to receive.

Christine Ebersole

GoodBestExperienceIntelligence

Sadly, Indians are not very easily accepted in Pakistan, and that has a lot to do with the governments.

Arjun Kapoor

IndiansPakistanAcceptedVeryLot

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