Frank Black Quotes

I have always been a singer, a writer, and a musician, not as a prodigy or as in a trade handed to me by my parents, but because of an inner voice or maybe a command from beyond reality as it is usually defined.

Frank Black

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ParentsMeVoiceRealityBeyond

I started in London, as a kid. My mother knew I had sort of an inbred talent. She was an actress, so I inherited it from her. But I think I got a lot of it from my grandfather, who was a great politician.

Angela Lansbury

MotherGreatTalentThinkLondon

I have no way of knowing how people really feel, but the vast majority of those I meet couldn't be nicer. Every once in a while someone barks at me. My New Year's resolution is not to bark back.

Tucker Carlson

New Year'sPeopleMeResolutionYear

I have so many different personalities in me and I still feel lonely.

Tori Amos

AloneMeLonelyFeelDifferentMany

I think the best thing you can teach a person is how to learn. And once they discover their own individual approach to that - which is inside all of us - then all of a sudden, they've opened up a door of endless resources.

Roscoe Mitchell

BestDoorThinkLearnYouPerson

I look at an ant and I see myself: a native South African, endowed by nature with a strength much greater than my size so I might cope with the weight of a racism that crushes my spirit.

Miriam Makeba

NatureStrengthMyselfRacismLook

I never looked at basketball as work. I always enjoyed it as my hobby. I loved it. Once that love is gone, and I'm tired of working out every day and doing all the stuff to get me ready for games, and I'm tired of lifting and conditioning and doing all that other stuff around it, and I'd rather stay in bed, then it's time to go.

Dirk Nowitzki

WorkLoveTimeDayLove IsTired

I have lots of brothers and sisters, two of whom are younger than myself, so I rely on my phone, text messaging or e-mailing to stay in the loop and communicate when I'm away for big chunks of time.

Devon Aoki

TimeMyselfPhoneTwoBigStay

There are a couple of ideas for features that I would love to do. They happen to be comedies.

David Simon

LoveIdeasHappenWouldFeatures

I was a lifeguard, camp counselor, the president of the YMCA Leaders Corps. I also took piano lessons. I was a dancer.

Chirlane McCray

PresidentPianoLessonsCounselor

Bob Marley was always ready to deal with the politics of what was happening in the world but, at the same time, not lose sight of the fact that he's a musician.

Cheo Hodari Coker

TimePoliticsWorldLoseReadySame

I'd love to shoot something in Toronto; I'd love to bring something to Canada. I'm dying to shoot something in Vancouver where I'm from.

Cobie Smulders

LoveCanadaDyingTorontoBring

I like challenges; I like excitement. I like entering different worlds and trying to succeed - not excel, but succeed.

Brian Grazer

ChallengesSucceedTryingExcitement

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