Sometimes people have this notion that improvisation is simply intuitive leaping into the unknown.


Kurt Elling

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About astrology and palmistry: they are good because they make people vivid and full of possibilitie...
KURT VONNEGUT
I've had this terrible stomach problem for years, and that has made touring difficult. People wo...
KURT COBAIN
It was very lucky for me as a writer that I studied the physical sciences rather than English. I wro...
KURT VONNEGUT
I'm a guy who has problems with moderation. All or nothing. Binge and purge. Kill or be killed. ...
KURT SUTTER
Assess Bitcoins? All you can do is examine the trading patterns, which do not provide a real analysi...
KURT EICHENWALD
A successful individual typically sets his next goal somewhat but not too much above his last achiev...
KURT LEWIN
I am honorary President of the American Humanist Society, having succeeded the late, great science f...
KURT VONNEGUT
I have no problem with responsible gun owners who own weapons for self-protection, hunting, or just ...
KURT EICHENWALD
Every time I see documentaries or infomercials about little kids with cancer, I just freak out. It a...
KURT COBAIN
This is Sunday, and the question arises, what'll I start tomorrow?
KURT VONNEGUT
I love how my sport reaches out to people with the music and story lines, the glory of standing up f...
KURT BROWNING
Evolution can go to hell as far as I am concerned. What a mistake we are. We have mortally wounded t...
KURT VONNEGUT
My mother encouraged me to be artistic. It was written in a contract at an early age that I would be...
KURT COBAIN
Bitcoins are not a real investment; they are bets inside a casino. If the price goes back up, don...
KURT EICHENWALD
All the great game show hosts have a signature 'look,' from Bob Barker's year-round Braz...
KURT BRAUNOHLER
The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Pra...
KURT VONNEGUT
I've always wanted male friends that I could be real intimate with and talk about important thin...
KURT COBAIN
I created lots of characters in high school and college, and the first character I created in pro co...
KURT BUSIEK
In Canada, you can't even have a barbecue in your backyard without being attacked by a moose or ...
KURT ANGLE
I started playing ball when I was a kid. My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge...
KURT RUSSELL
Man's inhumanity to man is as old as humanity itself. Some people just do evil things. Most do n...
KURT SUTTER
My body is damaged from music in two ways. I have a red irritation in my stomach. It's psychosom...
KURT COBAIN
Too often, it seems, conservatives have scorned experts as incompetent, biased, or otherwise worth i...
KURT EICHENWALD
I was not an anthropology student prior to the war. I took it up as part of a personal readjustment ...
KURT VONNEGUT
I think big business is a terrible thing for the spirit of the country, as our spirit is the best th...
KURT VONNEGUT
Basically, whenever someone says they're wrong, conservatives too often fall back on claims that...
KURT EICHENWALD
When I'm being funny, I try not to offend. I don't think much of what I've done has been...
KURT VONNEGUT
John Lennon was definitely my favorite Beatle, hands down.
KURT COBAIN
The feeling about a soldier is, when all is said and done, he wasn't really going to do very muc...
KURT VONNEGUT
I definitely feel closer to the feminine side of the human being than I do the male - or the America...
KURT COBAIN
If you die you're completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I'm not afraid of dying...
KURT COBAIN
Be careful what you pretend to be because you are what you pretend to be. -Kurt Vonnegut.
KURT VONNEGUT
You know what i hate about rock? I hate tie-dyed tee shirts.
KURT COBAIN
There is nothing so practical as a good theory
KURT LEWIN
Throughout my life, I've always been really close with girls and made friends with girls. And I&...
KURT COBAIN
For guys playing sports at a high level, for money, I can't put my finger on it, but in a man...
KURT RUSSELL
I wanted to have the adoration of John Lennon but have the anonymity of Ringo Starr. I didn't wa...
KURT COBAIN