George Shearing Quotes

Teddy Wilson, I think, said a little while ago that it's much easier to come in and play whatever comes into your mind, without obeying any of the laws of bass line and harmony and so on.

George Shearing

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MindThinkHarmonyPlaySaidLine

To drive an F1 car you have to be a little mad. On the morning of a race there's a mix of excitement and fear. If it's a wet track, then it's worse as you're not in control most of the time, which is the thing all drivers fear the most.

Jenson Button

FearCarMorningTimeControlDrive

I don't mind beetroot on a plate. I don't mind it with part of a dinner. But it's not my choice to drink out of a cup.

Andrew Gower

MindDinnerChoiceDrinkOutCup

People need something or someone to fasten themselves to in order to reassure themselves that they are real.

Ani DiFranco

PeopleSomeoneNeedRealSomething

The Western world, the free world, loses what it cherishes most, and that is freedom and liberty we've seen for a couple of hundred years in this grand experiment that we call democracy.

Tommy Franks

FreedomDemocracyWorldFreeLiberty

Biology - DNA - is technology. It is coding. It is physical coding, but still code.

Ryan Bethencourt

TechnologyBiologyDNAStillCode

I just feel like there hasn't been enough time away from all this other stuff and into this new world or sort of big world that it hasn't worn off yet.

Mike Lowry

TimeWorldFeelEnoughNewBig

Most men, no matter how well or badly dressed, carry overstuffed, beat up wallets that should have been replaced years ago. Why is that? Every time I see a guy take out a wallet anywhere, it looks like a piece of old melted chocolate cake-with strings.

Jonathan Carroll

TimeMenChocolateLooksDressed

Colorado's home for me.

Donald Cerrone

HomeMeColorado

I have to be inspired to write a song.

Brett Young

SongWriteInspired

When 'Brain on Fire' premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2016, I fixated on inconsequential things like what dress I would wear and how much weight I wanted to lose. I lost my perspective.

Susannah Cahalan

PerspectiveFireDressBrainLose

When kids were busy playing at the age of 11, I was singing for the heroine of 'Shastra.'

Sunidhi Chauhan

AgeSingingBusyPlayingKidsWere

Questions have arisen about the policing of science. Who is responsible for the policing? My answer is: all of us.

Serge Lang

ScienceQuestionsResponsibleAnswer

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