Buddy Rich Quotes
Average band with a great drummer sounds great, great band with an average drummer sounds average.
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I think every fight is different based on who is fighting.
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The great thing about all my siblings is we all agree we had a horrendous childhood. It's not like it doesn't affect us now; it affects us every day, in everything we do.
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Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing.
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People, y'know, they either love us or they hate us; there's no middle ground.
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I had this maroon 'Lion King' tracksuit that my mum couldn't take off me. I wore it until the sleeves ended at my elbows and the trousers ended at my knees.
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No one is above the law, not even the president. I believe perjury does meet at least the definition of high misdemeanor.
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My father started with nothing and is a self-made man. No matter what I do with my life, I can never match his accomplishments.
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What America does best is produce the ability to accept failure.
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I don't have any real spirituality in my life - I'm kind of an atheist - but when music can take me to the highest heights, it's almost like a spiritual feeling. It fills that void for me.
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Imperialist enterprise draws political consequences.
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L.A. really doesn't feel like home to me anymore.
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I feel a big obligation to the audience, almost in a moral sense, to say something useful. If I'm going to spend a year of my life on these things, I want something that I feel that strongly about.
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I like seeing advanced acrobatics, but I also like to see more than tumbling. It's important to combine the artistry of gymnastics with the tough skills. It's called artistic gymnastics. We should stand by the name.
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I've always wanted to stay involved with young people. I never bought into the idea that entertainers owe nothing to their audience except a good performance.
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Regardless of my legislation, spending has to be stopped.
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I haven't gone to college yet and I intend to in a few years.
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I own a home in Kyoto, Japan actually on the temple on grounds in Nanzenji that is going to become a Japanese art museum.
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In Europe, the big word is tolerance. You tolerate everything.
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When I'm 80 years old, I don't know what I want to be remembered for.
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Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality.
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Right now, I'm thinking in terms of just having a good band, man. Having a good act for the stage. Being a good performer, you know? Connected to that is future recordings, and future tunes, that kind of stuff.
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Since the big band started I'm just always swamped with movies and things. It certainly pays the bills and it's very satisfying, because I get to write all these big charts and all this crazy music.
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And the two planes that were taking the band and crew that we had taken out to San Diego were flying out after the show. And so I was never supposed to be on that plane.
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Average band with a great drummer sounds great, great band with an average drummer sounds average.
