Illinois Jacquet Quotes
When I was 16 or 17 I heard the Count Basie band with Jo Jones and Lester Young and Herschel Evans and I couldn't believe it. They were the greatest swing band. I really fell in love with that sound. Everybody danced!
Quotes to Explore
-
I love to be in the moment. I love to analyse things a bit.
-
But Buddy was an upper. He was happy. He loved music, and he was really happy. I don't know... I don't believe in reincarnation at all, but if all that stuff is true, then he might have been on his last time around.
-
Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God. Don't waste it.
-
I would love to do a period movie. I've always wanted to wear the corset, you know. It's a girl thing!
-
Do all things with love.
-
Believe with all your heart that you will do what you were made to do. Never for an instant harbor a doubt of it.
-
I believe that first impressions are very important.
-
At some point, you decide to take something you really like and turn it into a business you love.
-
I know how ridiculous this sounds because of the job I do but I don't believe in romanticism and make-believe.
-
This shared love of cooking and celebration has allowed me to create a strong bond with my family.
-
When you meet the love of your life, it's just obvious and natural and easier.
-
I have a real interest in baking. I'd love to go to culinary school. That's actually my plan: to graduate high school and go to culinary school.
-
I think God has blessed this country with enormous natural resources, and we should pursue all of the above. We should be developing oil, and gas, and coal, and nuclear, and wind, and solar, and ethanol, and biofuels. But, I don't believe that Washington should be picking winners and losers.
-
There certainly is such a thing as screen chemistry, although I don't believe you find it frequently.
-
I loved working with kids, and kids are the most incredibly discerning audience. And if they don't believe you, they will tell you and let you know. I mean, kids is where it's at, really.
-
I love seeing when actors go from one genre to the next because I feel like most of them can pull it off.
-
There are no rules when it comes to love.
-
With my songs I tried to prove that there is love.
-
We don't believe that winning elections and winning any amount of votes will win freedom in Ireland. At the end of the day, it will be the cutting edge of the IRA which will bring freedom.
-
'Excuse me, I don't mean to be rude, are you an Indian?' And he was cool. 'Yes. Yes, I'm an Indian.' Still didn't believe him. I had to test him to be sure. This is fucked up, but I had a gum wrapper in my pocket, so I balled that shit up and I threw it on the floor. And a single tear came out of his eye. I said 'oh, shit!' I had so many questions.
-
If I'm going to make something in the kitchen, even if it's something as simple as a sandwich, I will take the extra time to make it a great sandwich instead of just an average sandwich. I don't mind investing a little extra work to make something special.
-
I think we've come to where we are because of those positive ties and working together for working families. That's our priority and continues to be. It's been there since our founding and we've now achieved the best success we've ever had electorally. So I think you want to continue with what's working
-
When I was 16 or 17 I heard the Count Basie band with Jo Jones and Lester Young and Herschel Evans and I couldn't believe it. They were the greatest swing band. I really fell in love with that sound. Everybody danced!
