Wynton Marsalis Quotes

Jazz comes from our way of life, and because it's our national art form, it helps us to understand who we are.

Wynton Marsalis

Recitation: by Male by Female

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LifeArtJazzUnderstandWayUs

I really like worship music. It settles my soul. Gets me back on track. The lyrics are almost like a prayer, so it's my go-to.

Jodi Benson

MusicPrayerSoulMeMy SoulBack

My ego and my vanities have nothing to do with comedy.

Jerry Lewis

EgoComedyNothing

When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.

Joel Osteen

GodFaithBlessingFocusBlessed

Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder.

John F. Kennedy

GodHistoryTogetherManEconomics

Having been in football all my life as a player and a coach and having been on the sideline, I think the closer we can get to bringing people what it's like standing and watching the game on the sideline, with a better view, would be the perfect situation for television football.

John Madden

LifeFootballPeopleGameBetter

Success breeds inequality, and you don't want to choke off success.

Angus Deaton

SuccessYouInequalityWantOff

Everything that I love is behind those gates. We have elephants, and giraffes, and crocodiles, and every kind of tigers and lions. And - and we have bus loads of kids, who don't get to see those things. They come up sick children, and enjoy it.

Michael Jackson

LoveChildrenLove IsSickEnjoyUp

I always wrote music for my friends, but my focus was on playing piano. I didn't think I'd be quite good enough to be a soloist, but I believed that if I worked hard enough, I could work as a player, a teacher.

John Williams

WorkGoodMusicTeacherFocusThink

I kind of figured if I couldn't get a job as a dwarf, looking as I do, I should just give up acting.

Stephen Hunter

JobLookingActingKindUpGet

There is no price tag on an American life - whether it's in Florida, Texas, or Puerto Rico.

Tom Perez

LifeTexasAmericanPuerto RicoTag

I'm not an emotional person. I don't use the emotion train that much. I just use the happy card.

RJ Cyler

HappyTrainPersonEmotionEmotional

When I sing, I try to make the song my own and sing it my way because, in my mind, I am not following any school of thought. I just make myself free.

Mohit Chauhan

MyselfSchoolI AmMindSongFree

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