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Al Jarreau Quotes

I am a distance runner, a marathoner... literally and figuratively.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: March 12, 1940 - February 12, 2017

Topics

I Am Distance Literally Runner Am

You know, I live a monastic lifestyle. No, I do. I do live in extremes, basically. I go back and forth. Once every six months, I'll have a day where I eat more chocolate than has ever been consumed by a human being.

Live Day Chocolate You Back Know

There's what we expect bears to do and then there's what they do. Sometimes the two don't match.

Sometimes Two Expect Bears Match

If the government mandates anything with a price tag on it, then it ought to fund the project.

Government Price Project Anything

The cost of building large airships can be prohibitive. The entry barrier is considerable and could be a show-stopper for large-scale projects.

Jens Martin Skibsted

Building Cost Large Large-Scale

I do all that I can to surprise people and make things unpredictable because that is what makes wrestling fun.

Fun People Surprise I Can Wrestling

I know that everyone has their own ideas about what the good life is, and hip hop has especially strong ideas about it. It's been the same old thing for years and years: a bunch of females around you, nice cars and money. I wanted people to know what the good life actually is and challenge a lot of the lies that we're told.

Life Good Challenge Money Ideas You

It wasn't until I got out of the Army and I heard Coltrane's record 'Coltrane,' when he was doing 'Inch Worm' and 'Out of This World,' that I thought, 'Oh my God, you can do that?' And then I thought, 'OK, I better go back and listen to Eric Dolphy a bit.' And then I said, 'Hmm, I better pull out these Ornette Coleman records.'

Roscoe Mitchell

God World Thought Better Doing You

The 2016 presidential election is ripe for the emergence of a game-changing political leader who either dramatically reforms one of the existing parties or mounts an independent bid.

Leader Political Election Independent

My main mistake was to have made an ancient people advance by forced marches toward independence, health, culture, affluence, comfort.

Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

Health Culture Mistake People Made

One ought to look a good deal at oneself before thinking of condemning others.

Good Thinking Look Others Deal

There are no French Puritans.

French Puritans

I come from a background that stresses education more than anything.

Education More Anything Come Than

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