Tony Bennett (Anthony Dominick Benedetto) Quotes
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We could have gone with much bigger labels and more money, but we wanted to go with a company that is LA based, all in the same building, and really understands what the artists want.
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Shockingly, the Bidens donated under $1,000 to all charities combined every year for the ten years prior to 2008.
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My mom actually taught fifth grade, so... I'm good with fifth graders. That's, like, my specialty.
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In many college classes, laptops depict split screens - notes from a class, and then a range of parallel stimulants: NBA playoff statistics on ESPN.com, a flight home on Expedia, a new flirtation on Facebook.
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Since I'm on a tour bus, sometimes it's really hard for me to wash my face, so I always make sure I have those Neutrogena Make-up Remover Cleansing Towelettes. No matter what and no matter how long the days are, I always have to wash with those before bed and when I wake up.
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My upbringing made me think that real legitimate music is written, not heard.
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Marriage finally became acceptable to the churches when laws were established that could make it a means of depriving women of incomes and property, and making wives the equivalent of slaves.
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Ah, but it is incredible how often things force one to do the thing one would like to do.
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We must again carry the burden of our people and shoulder our commitment to leading them to the promised land.
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The film camera's ability to physically move through space, not zoom through space - every time we have a video camera the movement is through zoom; every time we have a film camera it is a physical movement.
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I'd grown accustomed to seeing myself as someone who, if fallible and unworthy, had nevertheless managed to do one thing well enough to get recognition for it.
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Most teachers still say they love teaching though they wouldn't mind a little more respect for their challenging work and a little less blame for America's educational shortcomings.
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Success is not forever and failure isn't fatal.
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Molecular gastronomy is not bad... but without sound, basic culinary technique, it is useless.
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Every year in late June, Custer's Last Stand is reenacted on the high plains of Montana. When Custer led out the 7th Cavalry in 2003 - the year I witnessed it - the audience stood and cheered with turbo-charged patriotism.
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It's not all Instagram worthy!
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He who considers too much will perform little.
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I didn't really have any interest in producing anything.
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I tend to lose myself in the moment. I’m not very good at holding back. I don’t know how to do this without feeling everything. My emotions are the tool I use to perform.
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If you're quiet, and you don't speak out, you're never going to get anything accomplished.
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It struck me that Steve Jobs, known to be such a brilliant speaker, had a very difficult time explaining things when he was younger. He was describing technology that didn't exist. He had MIT engineers, and he was trying to tell them what he wanted; but there were no terms for what he wanted yet. I think a lot of his early frustration was trying to quickly get his vision to the finish line.
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More than anybody else I’d like to thank Count Basie for teaching me how to perform.
