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I think comparisons are very on the surface. If I sing, like, 'Park Bench People,' and there's kind of a social undertone, people will say I sound like Gil Scott-Heron. But for me, the more insightful comparison would be a Roberta Flack or Nina Simone - people who really mix different genres of music. Jose James
Music Me People Will Think Bench Nina Nina Simone Say Kind Would Would-Be Insightful More Park Like Sing Genres Sound Surface Mix Very Different Social Different Genres Really Who Comparison Comparisons
Internal protectionism in Europe would be deadly, really a disaster for European economies. Jose Manuel Barroso
Would Would-Be Economies Disaster Protectionism Deadly Really Internal Europe European
It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot. Joseph Brodsky
Me You Judge Country Enough System Would Would-Be Leave Versus Soviet Soviet Union Jury Cannot Prefer Union Twelve Basis
It is almost a rule that the more complex a man is, the simpler his billing. A person with a retrospective ability gone rampant often would be called an historian. Similarly, one to whom reality doesn't seem to make sense gets dubbed a philosopher. Joseph Brodsky
Man Reality Sense Gone Philosopher Rampant Rule Complex Would Would-Be Ability Seem Similarly More Simpler Almost Make Retrospective His Historian Person Gets Often Billing Whom
By and large, prisons are survivable, though hope is indeed what you need least upon entering here; a lump of sugar would be more useful. Joseph Brodsky
Hope You Sugar Indeed Though Entering Would Would-Be More Least Prisons Useful Large Lump Here Need
In terms of freedom, America doesn't invite any comparison to Russia. It would be silly to make one. Every line that I care to write, I can have printed. There is no point to even talk about degrees. Joseph Brodsky
Freedom Care Every Would Would-Be Degrees Silly About Russia No Point Point Write Invite Talk Terms Make Printed Line America Any Even Comparison
But I grew up in a place where no one knew anyone in the entertainment business, I never knew it was an actual career. The closest I ever got to movies was going to watch them, and I thought that's the way it would be, so I never considered working in this business. Joseph Kosinski
Entertainment Business Thought Considered Way Would Would-Be Entertainment Business Never No-One Knew Got Up Closest Going Where Anyone Grew Place Movies Them Working Ever Actual Watch Career
As someone who has moved around a fair amount, I wondered what it would be like to stay rooted to one place, one community. Joseph Monninger
Community Would Would-Be Stay Someone Fair Fair Amount Like Around Wondered Moved Place Rooted Who Amount
It would be an honour to knock out Botha. Joseph Parker
Honour Out Would Would-Be Knock
Hitch suggested a name actress to play Marion because the bigger the star the more unbelievable it would be that we would kill her. Joseph Stefano
Marion Would Would-Be Unbelievable More Name Because Hitch Bigger Star Actress Play Her Suggested
One of the arguments I make for the failure of the euro is that, at the time it was being constructed, there was a 'neo-liberal' ideology which said that all we need to do to make this thing work is to get deficits low, keep inflation low, and take down barriers, and then everything would be fine. Joseph Stiglitz
Work Time Failure Inflation Argument Ideology Down Everything Deficits Would Would-Be Fine Constructed Take Make Said Get Being Which Low Then Euro Barriers Keep Thing Need
If there was no moral evil upon earth, there would be no physical evil. Joseph de Maistre
Evil Earth Moral Would Would-Be Moral Evil Physical
I'm a master of heels. I'm used to them. I'm tiny, so I wear them all the time. Apart from to the beach. That would be slightly psycho. I'm over the top, but not that much yet. Josephine de La Baume
Time Master Top Slightly Would Would-Be Wear Beach Over Over-The-Top Tiny Psycho Apart Heels Them Much Used
My biggest interest of being the No. 1 pick, obviously the pressure that comes along with that, I would love to have that pressure on my shoulders because I've always thrived in those situations, and I feel like Cleveland would be a great spot to be. Josh Allen
Love Great Pressure Thrive Those Would Would-Be Pick Feel Along Like Cleveland Obviously Because Spot Always Situations Being Biggest Interest Shoulders
The Super Bowl is an occasion that's really associated with abundance - lots of snacks, parties, spectacle - and so it would be great if there were also some kind of tradition of generosity attached to it as well. Josh Gondelman
Great Kind Would Would-Be Super Super Bowl Some Attached Generosity Abundance Parties Also Bowl Well Occasion Tradition Snacks Were Lots Really Spectacle Associated
Music is so 100 percent for me that the idea of giving that up in any way, shape, or form would be terrifying to me. Josh Groban
Music Me Giving Way Would Would-Be Percent Shape Idea Terrifying Up Any Form
I was on 'Desperate Housewives' and that was my crash course on being on national television topless. Also, I do what I can in between scenes: push-ups, a little free weights. I knew going in it would be a big part of the show. Josh Henderson
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Being a heart throb would be crazy. Josh Hutcherson
Crazy Heart Would Would-Be Being
I think being a dragon would be pretty awesome... you get to fly. Josh Keaton
You Fly Awesome Think Would Would-Be Pretty Get Being Dragon
Could we teach taste or genius by rules, they would be no longer taste and genius. Joshua Reynolds
Genius Rules Would Would-Be Could Longer Taste Teach
I've stood up in front of America for 25 years, and I wish I could bring everybody into my home that I have touched in my career. That would be an amazing thing. Joy Mangano
Home Amazing Wish Everybody Would Would-Be Touched Could Amazing Thing Years Up America Front Stood Thing Bring Career
If I had to reduce 'Black Panther' to a single word, it would be 'glorious.' Joy Reid
Word Black Single Glorious Panther Would Would-Be Had Reduce Single Word
If politics were a high school movie, Republicans would be the jocks and mean girls locking hapless freshmen inside their lockers and threatening to call in their rich parents if the teachers complain - plus the broke kids who are always willing to strong-arm homework for them from the nerds. Joy Reid
Politics School Girl Parents Rich Homework Complain Broke Kids Locking Willing High Would Would-Be Inside Nerds Threatening Plus High School Call Always Freshmen Were Movie Republicans Mean Them Teachers Who
We are all regionalists in our origins, however 'universal' our themes and characters, and without our cherished hometowns and childhood landscapes to nourish us, we would be like plants set in shallow soil. Our souls must take root - almost literally. Joyce Carol Oates
Plants Soil Our Characters Must Would Would-Be Shallow Take Almost Like Without Souls Cherished However Childhood Literally Themes Us Root Landscapes Nourish Origins Universal Set
If I can only be known as one thing, then, well, I guess it would be poet and performer and teacher. Juan Felipe Herrera
Teacher Poet Guess Would One Thing Would-Be Only Performer Well Known Then Thing
Europe would be well advised to pay more attention to Latin America. The emerging economies are the engines of the global economy. Colombia has done too little to improve its reputation in Europe. Juan Manuel Santos
Reputation Pay Too Latin Latin America Would Would-Be Emerging Colombia More Attention Economies Economy Global Global Economy Well Advised Improve America Done Little Engines Europe
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