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Esperanza Spalding Quotes

I put my mother through a lot when I was a teenager. I used to lie a lot. Now, we talk all the time.

Esperanza Spalding

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: October 18, 1984

Topics

Mother Time Lie Now Talk Through

Mexican music runs through my veins. I loved it. Growing up, my father didn't allow us to listen to English music at home. That's all I heard. I had no choice.

Father Home Music Growing Up Loved

I feel non-stop Brit shame!

Feel Shame I Feel Non-Stop

I do know where I'm going and it's just a matter of finding the language to get there.

Language Finding Know Matter Going

I'm a massive science fiction and fantasy geek.

Robert Kazinsky

Science Fantasy Science Fiction Geek

She not only expects the worst, but makes the worst of it when it happens.

Worst She Only Happens Makes

But Fascism cannot continue in a modified form.

Fascism Cannot Continue Form

I used to get nervous just going to the stage door, seeing people waiting to talk to me. I was afraid of being caught out in some way or not being right.

Waiting People Me Door Seeing Way

Do you realize, when Mandela was inaugurated president, he invited as his special guests the white jailers from his Robben Island prison? He literally did forgive everybody.

Prison You White Island Special He

'Nice' means nothing. Is it someone who doesn't swear and shout? I swear and shout. 'Nice' sounds ineffectual.

Someone Nice Nothing Shout Means

I don't necessarily make much art myself, but after I wrote 'Warped Passages,' I was fortunate to get involved a little in the art world. I got invited to write a libretto for what we called a projective opera, and I also got invited to curate an art exhibit.

Art Myself World Write Opera Little

I am not promising that God will give you everything you want. There are times when we want things that God knows would not be good for us.

Good God I Am You Want Will

In early '57, I bought a Fender Telecaster.

Early Fender Bought

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