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Kurt Elling Quotes

I couldn't do what I do without the encouragement and influence of the musicians I played with in Chicago.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: November 2, 1967

Topics

Influence Musicians Encouragement

Excuse me while I kiss the sky.

Sky Kiss Me Excuse While

My dad didn't have a formal education, but he had a wonderful vocabulary. So in 'Harvest,' I wanted my main character to be an innately intelligent man who would have the vocabulary to say whatever he wanted in the same way as lots of working-class people can.

Education Character Man People Say

I do want love. Genuine love.

Love Want Genuine

For every path you choose, there is another you must abandon, usually forever.

Path You Choose Forever Must Every

Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or something falls apart in the production, or you're working with an actor who's just unbearable.

Hell Doing You Know Sometimes Actor

We are involved in a life that passes understanding and our highest business is our daily life.

Life Business Daily Daily Life Our

Being a depressive should not imply danger any more than being a man or even a human should. Mental illness isn't a them/us issue; we are all on the scale somewhere. So we must be very careful to resist ignorance and combat the stigma that leads to dangerous silence.

Ignorance Man Silence Dangerous More

Rehab is one thing, but it takes years to get that attitude adjustment.

Attitude Years Adjustment Get Rehab

Harry Patch didn't get enough recognition. Jerry Garcia got too much.

Enough Recognition Too Much Got Get

I really liked the idea of playing - I won't say the underdog - but characters who have a lot of conflict.

Conflict Underdog Say Playing Idea

Iranian young people are one of the most pro-American populations in the Middle East.

People Young Young People Middle

Men think we can't do two things at once. They can't, but we can. Women are more resilient.

Women Men Think More Two Things

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