Kurt Elling
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CAROL BARTZ I work hard at what I do, and it does take time and a lot of commitment, so for me, it is proving to... TALI LENNOX DAVID LYNCH I guess Johnny Depp has a pretty good career. I love a lot of parts that actors have played, so I lo... KEIR GILCHRIST STOCKARD CHANNING CONDOLEEZZA RICE CHARLES BUKOWSKI If India hadn't become a troubled space for me, somehow I wouldn't have any reason to write ... KARAN MAHAJAN JUNOT DIAZ I'm a jazz musician, and I really wanted to not miss an opportunity to have the full connection ... KURT ELLING When I was a kid, I wanted desperately to be a jazz musician. I would practice the trumpet for hours... ZACH WOODS JOHN LEGEND JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT DJ JAZZY JEFF I don't go around thinking about regret; regret doesn't consume me as a person... I'm no... BARRY HANNAH I'm always thinking about what a black lady would think about what I'm doing, just because I... JESSICA WILLIAMS I love the community of theater. 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You don't know what bravery is until you overcome fear. KURT ELLING I remember seeing Tony Bennett on television. He was the only guy in the orchestra who was wearing a... KURT ELLING I consider myself very fortunate. I have a beautiful wife who supports my work and is raising our da... KURT ELLING I listened to a lot of King Crimson back in the day. KURT ELLING I really thought I was gonna have a straight gig. But these jazz musicians put their arms around me ... KURT ELLING I'm a goof, man. KURT ELLING Grammy nominations are certainly pleasant, but you can forget about them and lead a perfectly happy ... KURT ELLING One doesn't have to scat to be a jazz singer. KURT ELLING I want to be the jazz singer. KURT ELLING I'm thrilled when I hear the greatest jazz musicians. They continue to search in ways other musi... KURT ELLING I think my intention was there, and my love for the music was apparent. And there are very few singe... KURT ELLING I'd been studying philosophy at the University of Chicago. I hadn't been doing well, because... KURT ELLING The musicians in Chicago gave me my vocation, but New York calls to a jazz musician, for sure. You w... KURT ELLING I'm a jazz musician, and I really wanted to not miss an opportunity to have the full connection ... KURT ELLING Sometimes people have this notion that improvisation is simply intuitive leaping into the unknown. KURT ELLING It must be a hellish thing to know what's possible in music, to be hearing things all the time a... KURT ELLING Each of the CDs prior to 'Flirting With Twilight' were more like roller-coaster rides. KURT ELLING Karl Johnson, my first piano player at Milt Trenier's, he just swung really hard and gave me a s... KURT ELLING Music is a physical expression that has a physical impact upon the listener. Sound travels in waves ... KURT ELLING I'm a guy who has more slapstick than Joe Cool moments in his day, so I'm not taking myself ... KURT ELLING At a certain point, the graduate school thing didn't work out, and that meant I was liberated. KURT ELLING You can start from any source material, and you can approach it with a jazz ear, and then it will be... KURT ELLING If you start to dwell on your pain, the amount of pain will increase. KURT ELLING There's a spiritual complement to any attempt at transposing a commitment to humanity through mu... KURT ELLING The great jazz and jazz-influenced singers carry themselves with a certain panache and a certain ele... KURT ELLING I've worked with a number of big bands, but there's nothing in life like the Basie band. KURT ELLING It's a thrill to be here. I've known Gary since I was coming out of high school and this is a great ... AARON ELLING I'm not going to play injured. That's dumb. AARON ELLING It's the highest-scoring player on the team, usually. It's a fun thing. AARON ELLING I was trying too many different things. AARON ELLING He's got a tough decision. It's a close battle and we're both kicking really well. AARON ELLING They just can't get going on all eight cylinders. It's always something that just doesn't seem to cl... GEORGE ELLING While IBM has clearly had several disappointing quarters, we believe that services, Freeway, storage... GEORGE ELLING Based on IBM's overall strong market position in services, software and components, and the outlook ... GEORGE ELLING I think there are still huge holes in MCI's fabric in the United States. They lack wireless. They la... MICHAEL ELLING Over the Thanksgiving holiday I took time to reflect on what is most important to me and realized I ... KURT BUSCH KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT I don't like to have gimmicks. I don't like to have gadgets and stuff. I just like to go out... KURT ANGLE Pro wrestling is not fake; it's sports entertainment. We go out there and we perform, and a lot ... KURT ANGLE KURT EICHENWALD KURT COBAIN 'Bunk' is a comedy game show where, each week, three of my favorite comedians compete in a s... KURT BRAUNOHLER Eric Bryant and Ethan Berlin, the creators of 'Bunk,' asked me to come get involved in very ... KURT BRAUNOHLER KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT RUSSELL KURT EICHENWALD 'Bunk' is better than 'Wheel of Fortune' because we have a wheel, just like them, bu... KURT BRAUNOHLER KURT VONNEGUT KURT EICHENWALD KURT COBAIN I understand with love comes pain, but why did I have to love so much? KURT LEWIN KURT VONNEGUT The mistrust of government that blossomed in the late '60s has become a chronic and in some ways... KURT ANDERSEN I've learned in most areas of my life, to bounce heated choices off other people. Co-workers, my... KURT SUTTER There are many young Americans that are very distant from our political process. KURT ANGLE can't believe it, but it's next. KURT ANGLE here. KURT ANGLE It's true; this stuff can't be made up, folks. KURT ANGLE KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT In my new IFC comedy game show, 'Bunk,' we actually use our intern Patrick as a human timer ... KURT BRAUNOHLER The entire New York comedy scene has moved to L.A. - it's bled the New York comedy scene dry. KURT BRAUNOHLER I feel that the most important step in any major accomplishment is setting a specific goal. This ena... KURT THOMAS KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT TUCHOLSKY KURT VONNEGUT You do not boo an Olympic Gold Medalist. I'm the best in the world. I came here for you. You dont' b... KURT ANGLE Join me in Olympic Heros for Abstinence. The best sex is no sex. KURT ANGLE KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN Love is a gift. You can't buy it, you can't find it, someone has to give it to you. Learn to be rece... KURT LANGNER KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT RUSSELL KURT VONNEGUT It took me a few years to explain to my colleagues and my mentors and the people that I looked up to... KURT ANGLE I teased Randy Orton because he started using my finish, the Angle Slam. I said, 'Hey, I don'... KURT ANGLE KURT EICHENWALD When Jack Swagger copies my Ankle Lock and Randy Orton does my Angle Slam, it's disrespectful. I... KURT ANGLE KURT LODER I often set two alarm clocks because I'm afraid the first one won't actually make me get up. KURT ANDERSEN KURT LODER KURT EICHENWALD KURT VONNEGUT KURT COBAIN KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT VONNEGUT KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT VONNEGUT There is a point at which the law becomes immoral and unethical. That point is reached when it becom... KURT HUBER I navigate through the world with the excitement and determination of a child. That's why I'... KURT SUTTER KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT VONNEGUT KURT BILLS KURT VONNEGUT This is fun. This is entertainment, right guys? KURT BUSCH KURT COBAIN I grew up as a very sarcastic person. I was always the class clown, and to date girls, I had to be r... KURT FULLER KURT EICHENWALD KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT EICHENWALD KURT VONNEGUT KURT COBAIN For a long time, I dressed like an idiot. 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KURT ANGLE KURT RUSSELL Man's inhumanity to man is as old as humanity itself. Some people just do evil things. Most do n... KURT SUTTER KURT COBAIN KURT EICHENWALD KURT VONNEGUT KURT VONNEGUT KURT EICHENWALD KURT VONNEGUT KURT COBAIN KURT VONNEGUT KURT COBAIN KURT COBAIN KURT VONNEGUT KURT COBAIN There is nothing so practical as a good theory KURT LEWIN KURT COBAIN KURT RUSSELL KURT COBAIN
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They laugh at me because I'm different; I laugh at them because they're all the same. 
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