Carla Bley Quotes

I still prefer the bebop of the '40s. The very stuff I started out with is still the best to me. I have come full circle.

Carla Bley

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BestMeCircleOutStartedStuff

Everyone looks so much better when they smile.

Jimmy Fallon

SmileBetterLooksEveryoneMuch

With dancing, I think the reason it's worked for me, and I love it so much, is because I've trained my entire life. Once you train, you develop your own aesthetic and your confidence. So I think, as I grow, I'm learning how to be a singer. I'm training my voice and being on stage and singing and dancing.

Jillian Hervey

LifeLoveLearningConfidenceMe

I think these days an SF connection would be a boost to other books; I'm sure more people have read my two little detective puzzles because of the SF connection.

John Sladek

PeopleThinkConnectionMoreDays

I knew that I was going to have a life as a musician, because I always felt the pull. I don't remember ever having to make a choice.

Steve Vai

LifeRememberChoiceAlwaysGoing

Jewish comedy doesn't come out of nothing. Jewish music doesn't come out of nothing... I don't want to be part of a story where Jews are just victims or bullies - and I'm not saying that's what the Israelis are.

Simon Schama

MusicSayingStoryComedyWantOut

Irish music in the local pubs was my first exposure to musical expression, and I feel like Irish music is very close to musical theater because it is always telling a story.

Rory O'Malley

MusicStoryFeelIrishFirstAlways

In my personal opinion, Russia is no less democratic than it used to be. It is a democratic country. It is democratic enough.

Roman Abramovich

OpinionEnoughCountryPersonalUsed

I raced motocross; I raced for Suzuki when I was a kid.

Mike Dean

Kid

Miyazaki movies were what I was raised on. I've watched them since I was very young, and I've been greatly shaped by them.

Mitski

YoungMoviesI Was RaisedBeenVery

Death is not my best subject.

Judd Nelson

BestDeathSubject

Every reader knows about the feeling that characters in books seem more real than real people.

Cornelia Funke

PeopleFeelingMoreRealSeemBooks

I always distrust people who know so much about what God wants them to do to their fellows.

Susan B. Anthony

GodPeopleKnowAlwaysDistrustWho

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