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Leo Kottke

"I think if you are writing an instrumental you are dealing with more of an aesthetic in a sense but a lyric is more of a putting yourself on the line and a much more expensive exercise."

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"I think if you are writing an instrumental you are dealing with more of an aesthetic in a sense but a lyric is more of a putting yourself on the line and a much more expensive exercise."

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Donna Grant

"What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and we exercise it because we are more fond of that vanity than of the thing we give."

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"According to the Gallup Poll, 24 percent of American adults exercised regularly in 1961, and 50 percent after 1968. The peak was 59 percent in 1984, dropping off to 51 percent last September."

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"Exercise is the chief source of improvement in our faculties."

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"Walking is great to be used as an exercise program."

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Donna Grant

"A year ago I had a back injury and followed a good nutrition program to help speed up my recovery. I focused on exercise and staying healthy in order to get back out on the ice."

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"If you're asking your kids to exercise, then you better do it, too. Practice what you preach."

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Donna Grant

"Floor exercise, the longest you run is two or three steps. In the vault, it's not a whole lot more than that."

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Donna Grant

"Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order."

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"A lot of songs you write are just for exercise - just pencil sharpeners."

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"Never hurry. Take plenty of exercise. Always be cheerful. Take all the sleep you need. You may expect to be well."

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Leo Kottke
"The first music I was exposed to was Stravinsky and I loved it but I don't remember it."

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Leo Kottke
"I had been playing single note instruments and I wanted to hear a guitar played as a piano."

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Leo Kottke
"It's true that the more you put in the more you get out and that has to be there I think, If you aren't really hooked on your instrument this job would be a hell on earth but if you are, it's the best."

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Leo Kottke
"I am evidence that you don't have to sell a lot of records or succeed in the usual way to have a big audience and a job."

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Leo Kottke
"The bulk of my set is instrumental and you have to give yourself and the audience some relief because a performance is not about great guitar playing it's really about entertainment."

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Leo Kottke
"Yeah, the first thing that comes to mind is not to try too hard."

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Leo Kottke
"When the audience is awful you can still have a great night and people will walk out thinking they had a great time even though there was loads of loudmouths and the sound was terrible."

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Leo Kottke
"The principle element in a performance is risk, and if you're losing interest then by scaring yourself to death the audience will feel it and boy it'll wake them up."

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Leo Kottke
"Yes and for two reasons: one, I couldn't find anything to imitate at the time, and secondly because what I heard on the radio didn't bear any resemblance to what I wanted to hear on the guitar."

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Leo Kottke
"I was required by Capital to release one every six months and the fastest I could do with all my touring was every nine months, and it would spook me every time because I never had what I needed and I really didn't want to do covers."

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