Grace Jones My husband used to shout at my mother, ‘What is wrong with your daughter? I’m married to a man.’ – Grace Jones Daughter Quotes Husband Quotes Married Quotes Mother Quotes Shout Quotes Wrong Quotes I never do what anyone else is doing. I could walk away from music and become a farmer or do some crochet. The worst thing in life for me is to do something I’m not happy doing. I came from a very strict background, and didn’t hear any Jamaican music when I was growing up.
Martin Jacques Where the costs of entry are minimal, there is a wide avenue of opportunity for those with little or nothing, which is why football is just about the most democratic sport of all: African and Brazilian footballers compete on a level playing field with their rich white European counterparts. – Martin Jacques
Robert A Heinlein Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it’s supposed to do. – Robert A Heinlein
Dave Brubeck Jazz isn’t dead yet. It’s the underpinning of everything in this country. Whether it’s a Broadway show, or fusion, or right on through classical music, if it’s coming out of the U.S., it’s not going to survive unless it’s got some jazz influence. – Dave Brubeck
Gayle King I can’t stop watching ‘Pan Am.’ When I was growing up, my father worked as an engineer in Turkey, and we always flew Pan Am. The stewardesses were so glamorous! When they gave me a set of those golden wings, I felt very grown-up. Not only is the show’s plot full of mystery and infidelity, they get the period details just right. – Gayle King
Phoebe Dynevor I was so nervous about dancing because I’ve always thought of myself as a terrible dancer. – Phoebe Dynevor
Sally Mann The two sensibilities, the visual and the verbal, have always been linked for me – in fact, while reading a particularly evocative passage, I will imagine what the photograph I’d take of that scene would look like, even with burning and dodging notes. Maybe everyone does this. – Sally Mann
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