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You can go to some countries where people may not be able to conversate with you, but they can sing your lyrics word for word.

My daddy was a World War I pilot, and I just wanted to be able to fly like he did.

When you used to be able to express yourself as an adult in your own language, or as I can do in English, for instance, it's sometimes hard to switch back to very simple talking, like I am forced to do in Finnish. So a real conversation, when I really wanna tell something, I can't do it in Finnish.

I grew up playing about 15 instruments and the way that I was able to accomplish that was by cutting my classes, hanging out in the band room all day, and going from one instrument to the next to the next, until I learned how to play everything by ear.

General Giap was one of the most brilliant military strategists of our era, who in Dien Bien Phu was able to place missile launchers in remote, mountainous jungles, something the yankee and European military officers considered impossible.

Chechens need to be able to develop their own viable political society and regional economy whether they remain part of Russia or not.

I'm a big fan of 'Akira,' and I think comics are a great place to tell intelligent, fantastical stories. You can say stuff that you wouldn't be able to in other mediums.

New York has a deep culture of house and dance music, and to be able to tap into that is my way of shutting off. I go to friends' parties and local spots around the area: places I can go to, have a dance, and forget about being an actor and the attention.

You have to recognize at some point that even though you have the passion and creative level to be able to do something, you might have to do a lot of prep. Sometimes you just can't do it as quickly as you want to do it.

I am just fascinated by music and I want to know how to identify all the things I love about it; to me music theory is like learning another language and then being able to explain how much you love something more clearly.

Being able to hear an artist and emulate them has been a huge part of being successful as a producer and co-writer. I think it's a problem when a producer comes in to work with an artist, and you can't hear the artist as well anymore. It's very important to me to be invisible.

I really value just being able to go out and grab a coffee or going to a movie and not have anyone recognize me.

Being able to play the game at different parts has always been on my checklist.

I want to be able to stay on one team and build my legacy over here in San Diego.

I don't dream at night; life has given me the stuff I need to be able to dream during the day. I'm very lucky.

Chefs have only been able to work in restaurants, high-end cuisine. Why? Why haven't they been able to find other scenarios? For those chefs who want to do avant-garde cuisine, should they be finding their income in a restaurant?

It's great to be able to come to a set and be led by someone who is full of enthusiasm for the project.

I was always able to get money, but now it's a little bit more money, and I manage the same way. I just want to see my family do better.

Whoever wants to be champions has to be able to attack and defend.

If you want to be able to teach, then you need to listen - a lot.

I love my country, and it hurts not to be able to see my country, as I did for so many years. I hope that I will one day be able to live in a peaceful Colombia.