Ben Webster Quotes
I had the chance to play with Benny 'The King' Carter here in Copenhagen for three days in the Montmartre, and two days in Paris. 'What a Thrill.' He knows so much music, and he is the only person that I get the shakes trying to play my horn behind or with him (smile). However, it was a ball.
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All history is defined by shifting modes of reality and time and how things change. That's what I love about cinema. It changes in the moment.
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But we must create in each person a sense of responsibility in order that each one of us can have the right to enjoy all his rights.
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In this business, you get an opportunity, and you pounce on it.
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Access to capital is critical for small business success and crucial to our economic recovery. Without access to capital, many small companies are not able to maintain operations, let alone expand and create new jobs.
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My manager's biggest dream is for me to be on Letterman. She says, 'Oh, Maggie, will you promise me you'll be on 'Letterman?' What can I say? I just tell her I can't promise, but I'll try my best.
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The new technologies that we see coming will have major benefits that will greatly alleviate human suffering.
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Television is democracy at its ugliest.
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Yes, I applied a lot of what I did in football to golf.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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When we talk about the minimum wage, we have to ask ourselves what it is that we owe both our workers and employers. I think clearly we owe them fairness.
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I didn't learn to read until I was almost 14 years old. Reading out loud for me was a nightmare because I would mispronounce words or reconstruct things that weren't even there. That's when one of my teachers discovered I had a learning disability called dyslexia. Once I got help, I read very well!
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You need to impress me, outwit me, compete with me? Go ahead, knock yourself out, I have no problem with that at all.
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People always tell me I'm going to regret not having kids. But what if I have one and then I regret having it? Has anyone thought of that option?
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I never ever Google myself. That way madness lies.
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A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant. It takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts, and dies, scattering the seed from which other committees will bloom in their turn.
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There are no more excuses for leaving women out of the inner circles of power. Qualified women are everywhere. Women are ready for leadership; they just need to be identified and asked.
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I love film, but it's bringing me away from music. Singing is what I'm probably most passionate about.
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What I am going to tell you is this: Although it is commonly believed that the War on Terrorism is a noble effort to defend freedom, in reality, it has little to do with terrorism and even less to do with the defense of freedom.
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I do not believe in populism. I am not a supporter of radical decisions. Practice has shown that usually these are harmful.
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I think Gotye is really dope. The music that I enjoy listening to isn't as intense as my music is.
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I'm trying to interpret the film through the director's head, but it all comes out through me. So, a composer is kind of like a psychic medium.
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There is much modern music that is better adapted to a wind combination than to a string, although for obvious reasons originally scored for an orchestra. If in such cases the interpretation is equal to the composition the balance of a wind combination is more satisfying.
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We were honest with each other and we were honest about the music. The music was positive. It was positive in love. They did write – we all wrote – about other things, but the basic Beatles message was Love.
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I had the chance to play with Benny 'The King' Carter here in Copenhagen for three days in the Montmartre, and two days in Paris. 'What a Thrill.' He knows so much music, and he is the only person that I get the shakes trying to play my horn behind or with him (smile). However, it was a ball.
