Count Basie Quotes

I decided that I would be one of the biggest new names; and I actually had some little fancy business cards printed up to announce it, 'Count Basie. Beware, the Count is Here.'

Count Basie

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 21, 1904 - April 26, 1984

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I went through a really low period about 13 years ago, when all aspects of my career and everything went completely wrong.

John Otway

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There is abundant science out there that connects mercury exposure in vaccines to not only autism, but to ASD, to SIDS, to ADD, ADHD, language tics - which is like Tourette Syndrome - OCD, asthma, food allergies, and diabetes.

Robert Kennedy, Jr.

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Trust comes before strength, and it becomes a conduit of influence. Your strength is a little bit threatening before people trust you.

Amy Cuddy

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Obama's most radical goal has not been the transformation of our economy, our foreign policy, or our place in the world. Obama aims to transform what it means to be an American.

Tom Tancredo

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Concealing one's true medical condition from the voting public is a time-honored tradition of the American presidency.

Robert Dallek

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I just get the same stuff as I did before, but the price tag is much higher.

Robbie Coltrane

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The successful man is the one who had the chance and took it.

Roger Babson

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There's a sadness to the human condition that I think music is good for. It gives a counterpoint to the visual beauty, and adds depth to pictures that they wouldn't have if the music wasn't there.

Mike Figgis

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For years, I never knowingly went on a holiday. When I travelled, it was for work. Now I am a huge advocate, particularly to places which have amazing wildlife, such as Antarctica, India and Patagonia.

Miranda Richardson

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I think the defining moment in my career is the day that I moved to Nashville - September 1, 2001. That's the biggest step to getting here is making that move. Anything that happens, the wonderful opportunities that happen to you, can't happen until you make that move.

Luke Bryan

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To most Alaskans, Clinton is remembered as being the one individual who has shut Alaska down by vetoing ANWR when we successfully moved it through the Congress.

Lisa Murkowski

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I've been known to create clothes that are very formfitting and feminine.

Jason Wu

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