Wynton Marsalis Quotes

I have friends who will critique me much harder than any review.

Wynton Marsalis

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MeFriendsWillReviewWhoThan

I was with some Vietnamese recently, and some of them were smoking two cigarettes at the same time. That's the kind of customers we need!

Jesse Helms

TimeSmokingKindNeedTwoSame

I started in this racket in the early '70s, and when I was president of the Science Fiction Writers of America, of which I was like the sixth president, I was the first one nobody ever heard of.

Jerry Pournelle

ScienceAmericaEarlyNobodyFirst

I used to want to be a lawyer, but I didn't want to have half my brain sucked out.

Max Walker

BrainLawyerLegalWantOutUsed

In productions such as 'Anna Bolena' and 'Rigoletto,' the costumes are tailored, and they're tight. In 'Moby,' it's like you're wearing pajamas, and you have more freedom. It's very comfortable on stage.

Stephen Costello

FreedomYouComfortableMorePajamas

Let me be clear: I am a Methodist. By that, I mean I think John Wesley was a recovery of Catholic Christianity through disciplined congregational life.

Stanley Hauerwas

LifeI AmMeThinkMeanRecovery

You can't do opera when already from the 10th row you can only see little dolls on the stage. In such an enormous space you can't put much faith in the personal presence of the individual singer, which is reflected in facial expressions, among other things.

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

FaithSpaceYouPersonalSeeSinger

I have a natural affinity with children and adults who can't accept adult responsibility.

Dexter Fletcher

ChildrenResponsibilityAcceptAdult

It's frustrating; terrorism is rare and largely ineffectual, yet we regularly magnify the effects of both their successes and failures by terrorizing ourselves.

Bruce Schneier

TerrorismRareFailuresOurselves

If it's correct to say that there is a closing of minds around the world, story is one of the most powerful agents of reviving the conversation between ideas. Ultimately, that's all stories are trying to do - open the conversation. They cannot give a proscription. It's not clairvoyant art.

Anthony McCarten

ArtIdeasWorldStoryPowerfulSay

Hold on to your dream. Don't let past failures or dire economic forecasts make you a pessimist. Keep your youthful dreams alive and create your own opportunities.

Paul Zane Pilzer

DreamsPastOpportunitiesYouDream

My frankness has got me into a lot of trouble. I try to temper it down now. As you get older, you get wiser.

Twinkle Khanna

MeYouDownTroubleWiserTry

The idea of exposing the British public to the full breadth of my personality isn't a good one.

Mariella Frostrup

GoodPersonalityBritishIdeaFull

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