Norman Granz Quotes

Amsterdam must have more than a million people. But the only area where jazz is really profitable and successful in an economic sense is in Japan. That's because they haven't been exposed enough.

Norman Granz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 6, 1918 - November 22, 2001

Topics

PeopleEnoughJazzMoreSuccessful

Soccer riots kill at most tens. Intellectuals' ideological riots sometimes kill millions.

John McCarthy

SoccerSometimesMostRiotsMillions

When you do animation - well, straightforward animation, although it's not straightforward - the voice for a character or something, they're always singular experiences, really.

Andy Serkis

CharacterVoiceYouAlwaysAnimation

People forget that boxing is the art of self-defence - ideally, hit and not be hit - and maybe we should all think about that a bit more.

Amir Khan

ArtPeopleThinkBoxingForgetMore

People reacted to how I looked, and that was certainly a power to have as a young girl, but not one that you really understand.

Amanda de Cadenet

GirlPowerPeopleYouYoungHow

'Sanctus' was done on speculation. I had no agent or publisher. I was being sensible, I suppose, by writing a standalone novel. I figured if that one didn't work, no one would be interested in reading a sequel.

Simon Toyne

WorkWritingReadingDoneBeing

If I get two strikes, I'll go to a pitch maybe that will help induce that a little bit.

Roger Clemens

HelpGoWillTwoLittleGet

When you admit that you are married, people try to get skeletons out of your closet. They dig into your personal lives and link you with strangers, which could be detrimental. They also want to know details about your marriage, children, and so on. I wanted to keep it private because I only want my work to speak.

Roop Durgapal

WorkMarriageChildrenPeopleSpeak

Every piece of software written today is likely going to infringe on someone else's patent.

Miguel de Icaza

TodayComputersSomeoneSoftware

Animals interest me more than anything else.

Douglas Brinkley

MeAnimalsMoreAnythingInterest

So when you get a chance to look at things and chill and relax, it makes you want it more, and that's why I'm so happy to be back!

Brandy Norwood

HappyRelaxChanceChillYouLook

It was very punk rock for me to take a stab at working with Justin Bieber. I don't know how people portray that, or 'Climax,' for that matter. But for me, it was the most adventurous thing I could have done at that exact moment.

Ariel Rechtshaid

MomentPeopleMeKnowDoneRock

I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilised music in the world.

Peter Ustinov

MusicLaughterMeWorldSoundMost

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