Billy Strayhorn Quotes
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I am proud of what I've done.
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Seriousness is stupidity sent to college.
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I just worry a lot. I'm a worrier. Michelle and Barack are really dear to me. I mean, I love them. And I don't want to see them get hurt. Just the nature of politics is hurtful. So every time they are hurt, I get hurt. It's a lot to ask of people, and it's a lot to see your friends go through. It's hard not to get emotional.
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My looks have changed. I have laugh lines - not wrinkles.
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Suffering from dysentery at sea was no picnic.
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I got my degree in culinary arts in 1978.
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I was a science fiction geek. That lets you know that they come in all sizes and styles, right?
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When I graduated high school, I bought a guitar and, at first, didn't really think I'd get into the songwriting thing as much as I did. But after learning a few songs of other people's to play on the guitar, I got bored with that and just started writing songs on my own, and that's kinda how it came about.
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A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.
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At the end of the day, if you're a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company.
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Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got.
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I'm a Gemini, so I change my mind every day.
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Every time I would open my mouth to sing, everybody was paying attention to me. It became a habit.
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At Johnny's suggestion I pursued a career in radio that eventually brought me to Los Angeles.
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I'm rarely asked to play the smartest man in the room.
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I like the fact you can spend two hours setting up a scene that will only last a couple of seconds. And I like just sitting around and dozing between scenes!
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You never toot your own horn.
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Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method. Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do not like.
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Silence and tact may or may not be the same thing.
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At Marshall Field in Chicago, I had them take a big bed into the menswear department, one with black sheets. I'd get in bed wearing a nightcap, and my fans would get in bed with me, one at a time, and I'd sign their memorabilia. And then I'd give them a free pint of Ben & Jerry's.
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Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died?
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You're in a mess, and in excess.
