Wynton Marsalis Quotes

The blues. It runs through all American music. Somebody bending the note. The other is the two-beat groove. It's in New Orleans music, it's in jazz, it's in country music, it's in gospel.

Wynton Marsalis

Recitation: by Male by Female

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MusicAmericanCountryNewJazz

We have a tendency to condemn people who are different from us, to define their sins as paramount and our own sinfulness as being insignificant.

Jimmy Carter

PeopleOwnInsignificantDefineUs

I think there's a million talented people out there, it's just a matter of luck a lot of the time.

Joan Cusack

TimePeopleLuckThinkMatterOut

Just because it's in a movie doesn't mean it's real.

John Cho

Just BecauseMeanRealBecauseJust

When I was younger, I was mousey brown and started putting in highlights with each child. By the time I had my third baby, I was pretty much a blonde, and I stayed that way until I was in my late 50s.

Maye Musk

TimeChildBabyBlondeLateWay

Celebs most likely pay someone to do their makeup for events, shows, red carpets, etc. My mind is blown sometimes when I see some of the horrendous contour or the uneven foundation.

Jeffree Star

RedMindMakeupFoundationSomeone

I'm the voice of a Chipotle Burrito. The world has changed.

Jeffrey Tambor

WorldVoiceChanged

It's very hard to argue with the politics of 'Black Watch,' because it is not an opinion; it is just the true stories of these boys, and any opinions expressed are theirs.

John Tiffany

PoliticsOpinionBlackOpinionsTrue

Arabic is very twisting, very beautiful. The call to prayer is quite haunting; it almost makes you a believer on the spot.

John Updike

BeautifulPrayerYouCallAlmost

If I were to put labels on demonetization, it would be transparency and traceability.

Anand Mahindra

TransparencyWouldLabelsWerePut

Very rarely do I talk off the top of my head on stage. I'm not an improv guy. I'm a writer-guy who presents what he's written.

Steven Wright

TalkTopStageHeadImprovGuy

I play tough guys in movies and behaved like one in front of the press because I thought that was what a man did.

Tom Sizemore

ManToughThoughtPlayMoviesPress

Things are forgotten and then perhaps picked up again, if we're lucky, it lasts... if not, then it's in the lap of the gods. The important thing was to do some work that I liked and hopefully that some others might also like, whether for a minute, a week, a month, a year.

Tom Glazer

WorkWeekYearImportantLuckyUp

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