Dave Brubeck Quotes

When I was 20, Shostakovich was my favorite composer. I still find his Fifth Symphony wonderful, with its outstanding themes and rhythms. That's the piece that made me want to be a classical composer.

Dave Brubeck

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MeFindWantWonderfulOutstanding

I've spent most of my life trying to wear a persona that didn't quite fit and when I started writing books, it was like finally becoming the right person.

Meg Rosoff

LifeWritingRight PersonMy Life

Don't belittle the hurt that has been caused by the job-destroying machine that is the European Union.

Michael Gove

HurtUnionBeenMachineBelittle

Every shoot's cool and a new experience, so I try to absorb everything and everyone I can.

Stella Maxwell

ExperienceCoolI CanNewTryShoot

The people whose necks hurt when I write about the Middle East tend to live in Brooklyn or Boca Raton: the kind of Zionist who pays another man to live in Israel for him. I have nothing but contempt for such people.

Tony Judt

LiveManPeopleHurtBrooklynKind

We didn't really have vacations when I was a child.

Ronny Chieng

ChildReallyVacations

Africa should not again face isolation or stigmatisation based on ignorance and unrepresentative imagery.

Mo Ibrahim

IgnoranceFaceIsolationAfrica

A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.

Jose Bergamin

UndoKnowsHowReformerNorNeither

I like dancing but not in crowded clubs. I would rather dance alone than go to a club.

Disha Patani

AloneDanceGoDancingClubWould

I love Alexander McQueen. I like the construction of his suits. I think it's fantastic.

Donatella Versace

LoveConstructionThinkSuitsLike

I don't watch a lot of TV. I just don't have a whole lot of time, and my life is so disorganized, I don't have any kind of consistent schedule. Usually, I pop in a DVD or flip around when I get home at 4 in the morning and try to fall asleep.

Christopher McCulloch

LifeHomeMorningTimeMy LifeFall

I think anyone doing an interview is to some extent on show. And therefore, we always want to put on our best face.

Cherie Blair

BestFaceThinkDoingWantAlways

I've run businesses with thousands of people. I've run businesses with 10 people.

Brad Schneider

PeopleRunThousandsBusinesses

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