Bill Frisell Quotes

First I was a European-style player, then I was a downtown 'noise guy,' and now some people call me an Americana guy.

Bill Frisell

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The worst thing about being in the public eye is that journalists write things that you can't control.

Jodie Whittaker

ControlEyeYouWorstWriteThings

Universities such as Cambridge, Oxford, and Harvard all began as Jesus-inspired efforts to love God with all ones' mind.

John Ortberg

LoveGodMindHarvardTo LoveBegan

To pay attention to flattery or criticism is a waste of time for artists.

John McLaughlin

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Empathy goes a long way, for sure. We cannot have healthy, loving, mutually respectful relationships without it. But we're not psychic. At least I'm not. And intuition can only take you so far, especially when a person's sense of safety, comfort, and self-worth hangs in the balance.

Tony Goldwyn

BalanceEmpathySafetyLongYou

You know the slow-motion walking shot in 'Reservoir Dogs?' That was in the Tommy Udo tradition. That strut, that way of wearing your suit, is what I think gangster chic is.

Tom Folsom

GangsterThinkWalkingTraditionYou

There is a natural link between the effective running of my businesses and the effective direction of philanthropic funds. I apply business principles to my philanthropic work so that maximum value is given to the causes I support.

Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi

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I never intended to only do dark, serious things.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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Never in my life did I think I would be congratulated by Mick Jagger for achieving anything.

Boris Johnson

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One of the reasons why I created the podcast called the 'The Call-In' that we do through Array - because as a black artist, every time I sit down with mainstream media, I'm asked about issues of race, identity and culture. No one asked what they ask my white male counterparts, which is: 'Where do you like to put the camera?'

Ava DuVernay

TimeCultureIdentityBlackMedia

Micro humor is a joke that's contained in the writing: it's a punch line, it's a turn of phrase, it's something that you can see on the page, and no matter who's saying it, it is, in and of itself, a funny line.

Susanna Fogel

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On one hand, it is very important that democracy and human rights be defended across borders. But it is also very important to respect the right of each country to choose its own path.

Sebastian Pinera

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In my personal life, dark material is kind of an emptying out - it leaves more room for light. If I'm writing a particularly awful scene, something is released in the process.

Scott Derrickson

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