Cecil Taylor Quotes

The emphasis in each piece is on building a whole, totally integrated structure. In doing this, we try to carry on - in ensemble as well as solo sections - the mood of a jazz soloist. I mean that principle of kinetic improvisation that keeps a jazz solo building.

Cecil Taylor

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When I was a kid, from 10 years old, I worked every day for my dad, huh? Never played basketball. I never played tennis - never did. We worked so that we could eat.

Melvin Van Peebles

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I'm impatient. Typically people think they know all about change and don't need help. Their approach tends to be more management-oriented than leadership-oriented. It's very frustrating.

John P. Kotter

ChangePeopleThinkHelpKnowNeed

I was trying to be improving my game, being more aggressive, and not just playing from the defensive end.

Angelique Kerber

GameEndTryingAggressiveMore

Without obsession, life is nothing.

John Waters

LifeNothingObsessionWithout

If I weren't a tennis player, I'd probably be a psychologist.

Ana Ivanovic

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I asked my kids, 'Do you know what Papa used to do.' They said, 'You were a boxer, you won the Olympics!' And that's what they know.

Sugar Ray Leonard

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When the show started out, it was like all of a sudden we had to do 35 episodes and we had just a month and a half to write them, and it took me a while to realize that I was in charge.

Mike Judge

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People look for patterns in everything. It's what keeps us sane, I suppose. I struggle to see any patterns in my life. I think I can understand depression a bit because of my sister. My own feelings of... I'm aware that, if you feel down, it can be strangely unrelated to circumstances around you. That's just the way life is.

Michael Palin

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I think Aaliyah has influenced artists like a Ciara.

Missy Elliott

ThinkArtistsLikeI Think

You have to love yourself or you'll never be able to accept compliments from anyone.

Dean Wareham

LoveYourselfLove YourselfYouAble

Most magazines have become wallpaper, they're all the same, all the same celebrities. It's really an abysmal time in American journalism right now. But occasionally one story or two will pop out.

David Talbot

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I like to think that today is the best day of my life and tomorrow will be the next best day of my life. And if you think that way, you're living for the beauty of today.

Conrad Anker

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