John Coltrane Quotes

I first met Miles Davis about 1947 and played a few jobs with him and Sonny Rollins at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan. During this period, he was coming into his own, and I could see him extending the boundaries of jazz even further.

John Coltrane

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 23, 1926 - July 17, 1967

Topics

JazzFirstHimBoundariesSeeOwn

I sang with my father for over 50 years, and now all of a sudden he's gone, and I just dropped out.

Mavis Staples

FatherNowOverYearsOutGone

My number-one goal is to never feel like I'm strictly defining myself. The minute I feel like I'm doing that as anything - as theatrical, as feminist, as songwriter - I feel like the minute I name it, I'm stuck in a box.

Amanda Palmer

MyselfNameFeelDoingGoalNever

Ironically, when a bunch of very smart people are sitting around a table for hours trying to figure out whether they should do something, that tends to not necessarily lead to the best results.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

BestSmartPeopleTryingTableOut

I'm not a film snob.

Tracey Ullman

SnobFilm

Every penny we spend comes from the taxpayer. We thus owe it to the taxpayer to work as hard managing that money wisely as the taxpayer must do to earn it in the first place.

Mick Mulvaney

WorkMoneyPennyPlaceFirstHard

I like America to some extent.

Michael Moore

AmericaLikeSomeExtent

My sister wanted to be an actress, but she never made it. She does live in a trailer. She got halfway. She's an actress, she just never gets called to the set.

Mitch Hedberg

LiveSisterNeverSheHalfwayJust

If I meet a wise person, I think, 'Yes, tell me more about parenting, about marriage, about how to stay in love. Tell me more about how to be a decent person living in a world that's filled with chaos.'

Min Jin Lee

LoveMarriageParentingWiseChaos

There are people who, like houses, are beautiful in dilapidation.

Logan Pearsall Smith

BeautifulPeopleWhoLikeHouses

I've been extraordinarily fortunate that I've been able to go live a very active, stressful life. And I don't believe that my heart disease changed me for the worst.

Dick Cheney

LifeLiveHeartMeBelieveGo

There will be people who are sensitive about seeing the American point of view presented as less than sympathetic.

Sydney Pollack

PeopleAmericanViewPoint Of View

I find that drummers are the coolest people in the world. I play a little bit of drums.

Synyster Gates

PeopleWorldFindPlayLittleDrums

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