Paul Desmond Quotes
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There was a time when rival teams used a shift against me. They would put the second baseman on the shortstop's side of the bag, move the shortstop into the hole to his right, and have the third baseman hug the foul line. The idea was to build an infield wall against a known right-handed pull hitter.
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As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation.
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Mix sheer hypocrisy with mediocrity, You play it safe every time.
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People do see me as sweet and innocent. Not to say that I am not those things. But I have other sides to me.
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But make not more business necessary than is so; and rather lessen than augment work for thyself.
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The painful warrior famous for fight, After a thousand victories, once foil'd, Is from the books of honor razed quite, And all the rest forgot for which he toil'd
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We have to finesse people. We've had different people step forward each week. More than one person chips in.
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When an ensemble is really tight or playing as one, it's a transcendental experience. It is spiritual. It goes beyond the ensemble. Ray and I and Robby and Jim were pretty tight, musically and spiritually.
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A man who refused to be warned only remembers the warning when his forehead is covered with wounds.
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I was so self-critical. I still am, but it's not as bad anymore.
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Solos I kind of couldn't care less about. I know most people probably think that's what I care most about, but it's really the melody playing that is the cornerstone of what I'm working on.
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To be justified means more than to be declared "not guilty." It actually means to be declared righteous before God. It means God has imputed or charged the guilt of our sin to His Son, Jesus Christ, and has imputed or credited Christ's righteousness to us.
