Kamasi Washington Quotes

Gerald Wilson was one of my mentors: he was in his nineties before he passed and, literally, every time I saw him, he'd be like, 'Man, Kamasi, I've got this new thing! Nobody ever heard anything like this before!' It's amazing hanging out with somebody that was born in 1918.

Kamasi Washington

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TimeManAmazingBornNobodyNew

To take a job just so I can go on a fancy vacation doesn't really seem worth it.

Melanie Lynskey

JobVacationWorthI CanGoSeem

Without Police Woman I wouldn't have had a career. The show started about the same time the women's movement was taking off. Ours was the first prime-time one-hour show featuring a strong, professional woman. It paved the way for other series to follow.

Angie Dickinson

WomenTimePoliceWomanStrongWay

The fame is the downside. I can't think of many positive things about it - except that when I go to parties, I don't have to stand there like a lemon.

Michael Buble

PositiveThinkStandGoFameThings

Lies can be verbal or nonverbal, kindhearted or self-serving, devious or bald-faced; they can be lies of omission or lies of commission; they can be lies that undermine national security or lies that make a child feel better. And each type might involve a unique neural pathway.

Robin Marantz Henig

ChildBetterFeelUniqueSecurity

What I love about my work is the variety and not knowing what's coming next, and being able to embrace something for a period of time and know something new is going to follow.

Rose McIver

WorkLoveTimeNot KnowingNewKnow

I think it's restrictive to typecast myself as a novelist because I enjoy other forms of expression. I love literature and I love cinema.

Julia Leigh

LoveMyselfThinkLiteratureEnjoy

I do like to write nasty songs. It's a useful weapon to have, and it's cathartic as well, because I create art out of anger, something positive out of something negative.

Lisa Marie Presley

PositiveArtAngerNegativeCreate

When I began to write and used a typewriter, I went through three drafts of a book before showing it to an editor.

Judy Blume

BookThreeWriteThroughTypewriter

We have a lot of customers in Japan, but they don't quite get the local content that they always need, so we want to encourage all of our product teams to start thinking globally.

Jon Oringer

StartThinkingWantProductNeed

I don't have to justify my behaviour.

Dimitri Payet

JustifyBehaviour

There are a lot of things that need to be done to improve communications.

Douglas Feith

DoneNeedImproveThingsLot

I never really excelled in any particular subject, but I was just alright at all of them. I never really knew what I wanted to do until I discovered drama.

Chris Geere

DramaNeverJustKnewAlrightUntil

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