Norman Granz Quotes
The whole reason for Jazz at the Philharmonic was to take it to places where I could break down segregation.
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In 1949 - my father stayed on in Shanghai after the war. But in 1949, the Communists took over the whole of China, and in fact, my father was caught by the Communists in Shanghai. And he was there for about a year until he was finally able to get out.
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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.
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I'm someone that examines culture and tries to break down why things are the way that they are whether its hip-hop music, sex, race, or consumerism. I try to examine it and scrutinize it to the point where I can write a song.
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Victory Over Violence is an organization that was created to help fund shelters for women and children.
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You spend so much to buy these media net stories or full page ads to build perception... you can rather save this money and put it in the making or marketing of the film.
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And also, I think Japan places great value on the lyrics.
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Well, it really describes what it feels like to be a normal person whose boss and friend suddenly runs for the president, and then becomes the president.
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Sugarcoating doesn't do anybody any good.
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People that seem so glorious are all show; underneath they are like everyone else.
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I love to travel the world. My husband and I always travel and everywhere we go I've been to Italy, of course London, Ireland, and you just receive so much love.
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Sam is there, Sam has been playing well, he has been doing great in camp.
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I've always wanted a 'Full House' reunion, so when you see stuff like this comes back, it's super exciting.
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Rolf Ekeus, his appearance can deceive. He looks somewhere between an international diplomat and a mad professor. He's got that sort of shock of white hair and a slightly absent-minded way of speaking. But he's extremely sharp and very serious about power relationships.
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If the world acts together, we can make sure that all of our children enjoy lives of opportunity and dignity.
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Está atado a ellos y no comprendes cómo, porque ellos no están atados a ti.
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As CEO of Cold Stone Creamery, we used a concept called 'search and reapply,' which meant that if we found better ways of doing something, then we would do it.
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I don't hold any candle for drama versus comedy.
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I see my work, as being determined by the fact that I was born in 1936.
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My secret dream has always been to be a jazz musician. I tried the saxophone for a year or two when I was younger, but unfortunately I had to face the fact that I was not really talented!
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I've never listened to jazz. It's just not something I ever paid attention to.
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The most important thing to me with any politician is that they don't start wars, but education is a big part of that, too, because educated people are less likely to do stupid, violent things.
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The dollar bill is God in the States. All those Pelican people just believe in money and nothing else.
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The whole reason for Jazz at the Philharmonic was to take it to places where I could break down segregation.
