"As a composer you want to tell musicians two completely contradictory things. You want to say, "Play exactly what I wrote, but bring your own thing to it." In a lot of ways they feel like opposites, but in a sense, my job is to cajole or encourage decisions that I approve of."

-- Nico Muhly

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“This is aâ€”a proposal of marriage?â€ he asked me, and there was the very smallest trace of a smile at the corner of his mouth, something I had never seen before. â€œI suppose so,â€ I said, blushing again. â€œAnd, as you see, Iâ€™m doing it properly, on my knees.â€ â€œThis would, however, be a partnership of equals youâ€™re offering, I imagine?â€ â€œUndoubtedly.â€ (448-49)”
“Preach to yourselves the sermons which you study, before you preach them to others.”

Source : Richard Baxter (1829). “The Reformed Pastor by R. Baxter”, p.102
“When a man says to me, 'Let us work together in the great cause you have undertaken, and let me be your companion and aid, for I admire you more than I have ever admired any other woman,' then I shall say, 'I am yours truly'; but he must ask me to be his equal, not his slave.”
“The mark of a good party is that you wake up the next morning wanting to change your name and start a new life in a different city.”
“Robert Englund's done an amazing job over the years playing Freddy. Everybody that's a fan of 'Nightmare' loves Robert and you know so that's a challenge when you've got to step in a big man's shoes like that, so it's scary but it's also exciting.”

Source : "Jackie Earle Haley On Set Interview A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET". Interview with Steve "Frosty" Weintraub, collider.com. February 22, 2010.
“I asked myself if I was genuinely happy and realized I had to change if I wanted to be able to do things with my kids, get rid of the pains in my hips and knees, and stop being judged.”
“I'll take anyway to get into the Hall of Fame. If they want a batboy, I'll go in as a batboy.”
“2,074 pages isn't nearly enough to cover health care for America.”

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