Norman Granz Quotes
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At college, I wanted to be a poet. I liked the extremely concentrated language, the atmosphere of otherworldliness.
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My purpose as a writer is to communicate in such a way as to challenge the thinking of readers and touch their hearts.
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Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together.
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It takes vision and courage to create - it takes faith and courage to prove.
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I got into rhythmic gymnastics when I was four years old.
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There are years that ask questions and years that answer.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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If people ask me to describe my look, I always say: 'Quite classic with an edge.'
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I'm having trouble understanding why there hasn't been further progress on CalgaryNext.
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I think it is important to be a friend to your kids. But it is also equally important to set boundaries. My mother was a strong influence, and so was my dad. My mom was my friend whom I couldn't cross.
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What's the third smartphone platform? Is it Windows phone? Is Windows Phone going to finally get off the mat in the developed world? Amazon believes their platform has a chance to become the third.
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To be honest, after you've crossed the line at the Olympic Games, it is bedlam for the next, about, five or six hours. Media, press conference, dope control - you might get some food if you're lucky. You might see family if you're lucky.
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Indeed, the ideal for a well-functioning democratic state is like the ideal for a gentleman's well-cut suit - it is not noticed. For the common people of Britain, Gestapo and concentration camps have approximately the same degree of reality as the monster of Loch Ness. Atrocity propaganda is helpless against this healthy lack of imagination.
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I'll fucking beat the fuck out of you.
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When I was a kid, and Elvis Presley broke through to a middle class, white audience, it was a sociological phenomenon that lasted through the Beatles and even a bit through Fleetwood Mac.
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If I have a choice between putting my kids to bed and going to a party, I'll put my kids to bed. If I have a choice of going to a restaurant or having friends round, I'll have friends round. Every time.
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The sights you can find here in Paris are second to none.
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I think I'd like to play more happy roles because I haven't done too many of those. I think I'd like to do an action film; something with a harness would be fun.
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When people are in trouble they need to talk.
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We are talking about capital-intensive enterprises, so market certainty is the key. Investors and entrepreneurs have to know that there will be a guaranteed U.S. renewable energy market in which they can compete. Otherwise, they will create the next generation of green companies and green jobs in Asia, not here.
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Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.
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The secret of getting on the shortlist is doing your best work fearlessly for a long time before you get on the list.
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I'm talking as a professional impresario. I'm not judging anybody at all.
