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Charlie Parker Quotes

I became bitter, hard, cold. I was always on a panic - couldn't buy clothes or a good place to live.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: August 29, 1920 - March 12, 1955

Topics

Good Live Cold Clothes Place Hard

I had knockback after knockback before I got anywhere. After I got my first record deal I thought that was it, then Gut Records went into liquidation. I was 20. I had no idea what that meant. I had a few days to get myself out of that contract or my work would be owned by someone else.

Work Myself Thought Someone First

I'm influenced by Jennifer Egan, Dave Eggers, David Foster Wallace: writers who are often not content to just stack paragraphs and have to break out of that.

Content Out Break Just Who Stack

The Violence Against Women Act has been a true bipartisan success story since it was first enacted in 1994. In my home state of Texas alone, its programs have helped hundreds of thousands of victims to break free from the terrible cycle of domestic violence.

Success Home Women Alone Free Story

If the quality and quantity of continuous effort toward goals matters as much as I think it does, we may actually get more productive, not less, as we get older - even if we can't pull all-nighters like we used to.

Angela Duckworth

Goals Quality Effort Think Matters

Spotify favors hits. It's very much a meritocracy: It's not like radio, where whatever is being played is what you hear. We offer songs up, and from there, it's up to consumers to stream the music or not.

Music You Stream Whatever Radio Up

I love the sound of a Tyson Fury fight.

Love Fight Sound Fury I Love Tyson

As soon as I get my car I think I'll be going to the cinema more. Since I don't go very often, there are no films that are a must see at the moment. I usually wait till they come out on DVD.

Car Moment Wait Think Cinema Go

I never want to be a film director - I want to be a teacher.

Teacher Want Never Director Film

Berlin inspired Bowie and stirred him to write about real, important matters.

Important Matters Write Real Him

People with big ideas worry. They lie awake at night and fret as they try to climb up the social or financial ladder. They probably feel proud of themselves for what they've achieved, but I'm proud of the fact that I've done very little - and hence have little to worry about - and I've still got somewhere.

Lie People Ideas Climb Night Proud

You see, I've never really studied acting.

You Acting Never See Really Studied

What we perceive things to be when they come out of our mouth is not what the listener perceives it to be. They think it differently. They're not your blood. They're not your mind. You get in an argument.

Mind Think You Mouth Argument Blood

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