Wynton Marsalis Quotes
The first jazz musician was a trumpeter, Buddy Bolden, and the last will be a trumpeter, the archangel Gabriel.
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You know, the Brits had a way of - running an empire. And I don't think America is comfortable with an empire.
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From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.
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This is how I started: My mom was crazy for antique shops and junk shops, and my sister and I would play this game where, if we were driving with my parents and saw a junk shop or an antique shop, we'd scream at the top of our lungs. My poor father would have heart failure and screech to a halt, and we'd leap out and go and explore.
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Cornwall has lots of folk and Celtic music and has that kind of surfer vibe as well. That was my kind of upbringing.
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It's important for people to understand where things come or what they represent.
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Obviously you have to make a profit to put out a newspaper. I'm not an idiot. But when the margins are in excess of 25 per cent you're talking about greed.
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The way to a man's heart is through his chest.
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Growing up in Harlem, I had the chance to practice with a Negro League team. At fifteen, I was over six feet tall and a fair athlete, but my skills didn't come close to some of the players I saw.
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I think the way to understand Teach for America is as a leadership development program.
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To stay true to your art is such a complicated journey, and Dad clearly has done it.
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I am ready to fight according to the rules, and I ask for the opportunity to prove myself.
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I'm proud of my decade-long fight to have all ophthalmologists re-certify, regardless of age.
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I'm not a sex symbol. How could I be with these skinny bowlegs?
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When investors, particularly investment bankers, talk about splitting up companies, there's a lot of discussion about multiple expansion, and the reality is multiple expansion is an outcome, not a strategy.
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Don't keep a man guessing too long - he's sure to find the answer somewhere else.
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I'd love to do a sci-fi movie, a western, or an espionage thriller. But I'm not going to limit myself. If a good script comes along, I'm not going to discount it because it doesn't fit into one of these genres.
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You reach a certain age, and you realize, 'Wow: there are younger people doing this better than I can, and don't leave me out - I don't want to be left behind. I want to do it, too. Where are you going? I want to be part of it.'
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I'm in politics to make the lives of millions of Indians better.
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I always want to become better. If never being satisfied is a problem, then I have it. At least it's a good problem.
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The music industry is a world of smoke and mirrors: they tell you exactly what they think you want to hear. And they are bare-faced lying. I tend to stay away from that.
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Jazz has the ability to absorb & transform influences from diverse musical styles.
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I don't have a huge breakfast, and I sometimes forget to have lunch, so I focus on dinner. I love Thai and Japanese food.
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I've always felt robbed of something by people not knowing I was a Jew.
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The first jazz musician was a trumpeter, Buddy Bolden, and the last will be a trumpeter, the archangel Gabriel.
