Kurt Elling Quotes

I've got enough miles under my belt to know that whatever you envision in your mind, even if it comes true, will only keep a shape in the most general way.

Kurt Elling

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MindEnoughYouKnowTrueWay

I have always thought it was important to maintain some connection for myself to what it takes to make a song work by myself, to put a song across to an audience by myself.

Jeff Tweedy

WorkMyselfSongThoughtConnection

I like what I see now in China, but I think the Japanese are a step ahead into craziness and weirdness. I go to galleries there that are the size of a New York elevator, and every time I'm surprised by the amazing things I find. I really hope I'll be able to promote some of these artists, to show their work in the West.

Jean Pigozzi

WorkHopeTimeNew YorkStepThink

I always looked up to Slash from Guns N' Roses, and I always pictured myself being a rock star and playing the guitar, just going crazy.

Amber Rose

MyselfCrazyGuitarRock StarRoses

I wouldn't change a thing about what I've done in the past because what may have been bad choices have all led me to this moment.

Minnie Driver

ChangeMomentPastMeChoicesBad

I felt alive when I read a script and acted out a scene, or sang a song. It was my dream. I'm just very lucky that I'm still doing it and able to earn a living from it.

Luke Evans

SongDoingDreamAliveLivingLucky

Taking someone else's language and fitting it into your own speech - you learn a lot about other people's brains, doing that.

Johnny Flynn

PeopleLanguageLearnSomeoneDoing

At City, we don't just have successful people: we have great human beings who know that family is paramount.

David Silva

FamilyGreatPeopleCityKnowHuman

If every other store in town is paying workers $9 an hour, one offering $8 will find it hard to hire anyone - perhaps not when unemployment is high, but certainly in normal times. Robust competition is a powerful force helping to ensure that workers are paid what they contribute to their employers' bottom lines.

Christina Romer

CompetitionPowerfulFindWillHigh

Many injuries and deaths can be prevented through an understanding of the dangers of power lines, electrical appliances, extension cords, and lightning.

Richard Neal

PowerUnderstandingInjuriesThrough

Every day, I wake up, and the first thing I think of is my kids.

Nikki Sixx

DayWake UpThinkEvery DayFirst

I have great mood swings, maybe because of playing lots of different characters as I do. I'm like a gymnast whose muscles get too stretched. I've got better at it, but I have a lot of emotional energy.

Mark Rylance

GreatEnergyBetterMoodEmotional

I'm not a big fan of the George Lucas school of meddling and tinkering. That's a slippery slope.

Mark Waid

SchoolBigBig FanSlippery Slope

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