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Jimmy Smith Quotes

My first recording, a guy came down to Philadelphia and heard me play and he introduced me to Alfred Lion.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: December 8, 1925 - February 8, 2005

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Lion Me Down Play Philadelphia Guy

When I write for an album, I'll always have about 30 different types of instrument around me. I set them up in a small room with my computer running GarageBand, which is always set to record.

Me Small Write Always Up Room

You may not like the humor, but that is why every radio has an on-off button.

Humor You Why Radio May Like

I wasn't one of the cool kids by any stretch. I just bumbled along really.

Cool Stretch Along Just Kids Really

I'm aware of what's missing from my life.

Life My Life Missing Aware

You'll never see me go into a fight and struggle to get up for it. I understand first and foremost what's at stake.

Struggle Fight Me You Go Understand

When I can't sleep, I'll start thinking about how many shows I've done, count up the number of television shows and movies.

Sleep Start Thinking Television Done

We don't have the money in America to keep paying for the education of everybody else's children from around the world. We simply don't have the financial resources to do that.

Education Children Money World Keep

I was in a movie called 'Before & After' with Meryl Streep. I was edited out of the movie, but no one told me. I think I was 18 or 19 years old. I sat across from her and asked her every question about acting. I completely embarrassed myself.

Myself Me Think Acting Question Out

It can get really messy inside my head, and it's usually just because everybody can get really self-centered at some point. And so what usually keeps me from quitting is that my reasons for quitting are just lame. I wouldn't want anybody else to talk to myself the way that I talk to myself.

Myself Me Just Because Want Way

Society prizes a girl for being thin more than anything else she might bring to the table.

Girl Society Table More She Bring

Seventy percent of success in life is showing up.

Life Success Showing Up Seventy Up

If you're not working, over time you're much more likely to develop attitudes and orientations and behavior patterns that are associated with casual or infrequent work. And then when you open up opportunities for people, you notice that these attitudes, orientations, habits and styles also change.

William Julius Wilson

Work Change Time People Behavior

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