Mara Brock Akil Quotes

It's funny that black men, at first, were worried about a show called 'Girlfriends' because they thought that black men were gonna get bashed. They realized, 'Wait a minute - we're respected in this story.'

Mara Brock Akil

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FunnyMenWaitStoryBlackThought

When I was a kid, the high point of the day was to go to the mailbox and see if any mail came for me, and I'm still stuck in that mode.

Jim Beaver

DayMeGoKidSeeHigh

What appeals to me about an American music directorship is the involvement of the conductor with the orchestra and the community. I think that's a fantastic thing. In Europe, being principal conductor means merely that you're the person who does most of the concerts. For me, that simply isn't enough.

Jeffrey Tate

MusicCommunityMeThinkAmerican

My parents live in northern Michigan, and every year, in the summer, we visit them for a few weeks.

Robin Sloan

LiveParentsYearSummerMichigan

I'd really love to live in New York for awhile. That's what I'm hoping to do.

Rosamund Pike

LoveLiveNew YorkNewReallyYork

The passion for destruction is also a creative passion.

Mikhail Bakunin

PassionCreativeDestructionAlso

I learned to play by ear before I learned music theory. For me, that makes sense. After all, children learn to speak before they read and write. The more you understand of music - how harmony and time signatures work, and what chords and inversions are - the more you'll enjoy it.

Jools Holland

WorkMusicChildrenTimeMeSpeak

Successful collaboration, in your mind, could be that your opinion is the most valuable and becomes the prevailing sort of direction. That's not collaborating.

Jonathan Ive

MindCollaborationOpinionDirection

I cannot tell you how lucky I am: the songs that I sing, I like!

Johnny Mathis

I AmYouLuckyTellCannotSing

Even people on the liberal side are starting to worry about going off a fiscal cliff.

Clint Eastwood

PeopleWorryCliffStartingSide

I have this almost obsessive desire to whomever is close to me: I want to have a very intense, close, intimate relationship with them.

Susanne Bier

RelationshipMeDesireWantIntense

I attended public school with the same group of kids from K through 12.

Thomas Friedman

SchoolGroupSameThroughKids

I think when you are trying to be intimate with people that are so incredibly self-obsessed, it's not going to work. It's not going to be romantic, and it's probably going to be one-sided.

Noel Wells

WorkRomanticPeopleThinkYou

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