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The creative process is not controlled by a switch you can simply turn on or off; it's with you all the time.


Alvin Ailey

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ALVIN COPELAND Any time you hit threes, it puts you right back in the game. I told them to try and not give (Perry)...
ALVIN COPELAND Anytime we jump out to a big lead is a major concern. We won, which is most important in the end. Bu...
ALVIN COPELAND We've won state championships when we haven't won region. It's not over.
ALVIN COPELAND Surely the perpetrator could have just taken the car and left them unharmed? Instead an unborn child...
ALVIN BEST For three-and-a-half hours the doctors tried to save baby Jenna, but it was all in vain. Later the h...
ALVIN BEST David was then shot in the chest.
ALVIN BEST David pleaded with the hijacker, begging him not to harm them. He repeatedly told the gunman 'We do ...
ALVIN BEST The best thing is the surroundings. You're in the middle of the forest and you have a river flowing ...
ALVIN ANDERSON In winter, places look very different, and it gives a feeling of exploration. It rejuvenates you for...
ALVIN ANDERSON I think people area a little intimidated by it sometimes... It's basically hiking -- you're not cold...
ALVIN ANDERSON You can get snow blindness if you're not careful.
ALVIN ANDERSON Avalanche danger is something to consider. That's only an issue when there are steep slopes above yo...
ALVIN ANDERSON The most enjoyable thing for me is having the feeling of being in pure nature where you're there and...
ALVIN ANDERSON Going around the city, seeing the signs, with John Tyler and things like that, it showed us the enti...
ALVIN ANDERSON When they went to the state, and came back as a state champion, then we were all sisters and brother...
ALVIN ANDERSON When they came to John Tyler they were really disappointed that they had to go there and they felt r...
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