Benjamin David Goodman (Benny Goodman) Quotes
I remember Glenn Miller coming to me once, before he had his own band, saying, How do you do it? How do you get started? It's so difficult. I told him, I don't know but whatever you do don't stop. Just keep on going.
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I had trouble with my temper all the way through the minor leagues.
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God manifests himself in each historical period according to the understanding of the people of the era.
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In the present imperialistic milieu there can be no wars of national self-defense.
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Little boys have amazing minds.
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Cinematic icons of the police detective are more male role models than female.
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When you're learning, especially to write, unless you're some incredibly gifted writer, a young Malcom Gladwell, say, you need to be imitating people. You need to be imitating how they make their work, how they structure it, how they design the pieces. It gives you chops; it gives you moves.
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The greatest mistake I made was not to die in office.
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I can't even remember the first time I started singing.
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As a memoirist, I may claim to write the easier-to-remember things, but I could also just be writing to sweep them away. 'Don't bother me about my past,' I'll say, 'It's out in paperback now.'
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No detail is too minor to note.
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Music is an immediate art; it's always happening right now.
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I remember Glenn Miller coming to me once, before he had his own band, saying, How do you do it? How do you get started? It's so difficult. I told him, I don't know but whatever you do don't stop. Just keep on going.
