Wynton Marsalis Quotes

Only a few act - the rest of us reap the benefits of their risk.

Wynton Marsalis

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RestRiskActReapUsBenefits

If you have Julia Roberts in a movie you're never really afraid for her because you know she's not going to die.

Jennifer Tilly

DieYouKnowNeverSheAfraid

I'm a walkawayer. If someone brings me a really crap meal in a restaurant I will tell them it's wonderful and then just never go to the restaurant again. I think that's the best way to do it generally, rather than sit and fight and annoy your head. Just pretend to enjoy it and then leave.

Jennifer Saunders

BestFightMeThinkRestaurantGo

As soon as the groupie finds out that you make errors in everyday life like everybody else does and that you are human, they turn on you and hate you.

John Fahey

LifeHateYouEverydayEveryday Life

It is obvious, in retrospect, to lean on those who love us most. With depression, in part because of the shame attached to it, it's harder to be honest.

Andy Dunn

LoveDepressionShameHonestUs

Basically, people are never happy enough because they want more money.

Suge Knight

MoneyHappyPeopleEnoughWantMore

When you're surrounded by friends and exes, there's a whole lot of stuff that starts crawling out. But however serious and traumatic those experiences may be to the participant, to the onlooker they're hilarious.

Steven Moffat

FriendsYouSeriousOutMayStuff

Yes, I am a pilot. I am a flight instructor and a commercial pilot.

Treat Williams

I AmFlightPilotYesCommercialAm

I think every responsible public board at every board meeting should be discussing succession. And, of course, Walmart has a very mature board: our chairman Rob Walton and other members. So succession is an ongoing. I think when I first joined the board of directors, it was discussed then. And it's discussed at every board meeting continually.

Mike Duke

ThinkMeetingMatureResponsibleOur

I was rather disappointed, because the one thing I wanted to gain from that opportunity was to add something to his music, and have him add something to mine.

Michael Nyman

MusicOpportunityHimDisappointed

I think I had kind of an advantage. When I was growing up, my dad had just got out of jail and he had a great record collection. He had - it was all - these were the songs. So I heard a lot of these songs, like, my whole life, so for me it was easy. I already knew what I was going to sing.

Chris Isaak

LifeGreatMeGrowing UpThinkEasy

I like company lunches because I think going out wastes valuable time; plus, a lot of good ideas come up over lunch.

Anne Wojcicki

What was funny if you were there is that we were all immensely sophisticated people who knew exactly what she was going to say and we're chatting away, nice to see you.

Anthony Holden

FunnyPeopleYouNiceSayShe

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