Mose Allison Quotes

As far as I'm concerned, the essentials of jazz are: melodic improvisation, melodic invention, swing, and instrumental personality.

Mose Allison

Recitation: by Male by Female

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They called Bill Parcells 'conservative' when he was winning two Super Bowls.

Jim Finks

WinningConservativeTwoHeSuper

For most of us, relationship with another is based on dependence, either economic or psychological. This dependence creates fear, breeds in us possessiveness, results in friction, suspicion, frustration.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

FearRelationshipFrustrationResults

Few comedians can go to their shows and have people yell out bits that they want to hear. It's like going to see your favorite band and yelling out your favorite songs and to say the words along with them.

Anjelah Johnson

WordsPeopleGoSayWantSee

I have tender feelings for Nixon because everybody has warm feelings about their childhood. Actually, I didn't like the Watergate trials 'cause they interrupted 'The Munsters.'

Stephen Colbert

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I want my books sold on airport bookstalls.

Stephen Hawking

WantAirportBooksSold

I used to spend my time more on process than strategy. Now, I prioritize my time around strategy, people, and process.

Stacy Brown-Philpot

TimePeopleProcessStrategyNow

I believe you accomplish what you measure.

Stacy Brown-Philpot

BelieveYouMeasureAccomplish

When life is real, it's not going to be smooth.

Mary J. Blige

LifeRealGoingSmooth

I think my own thinking is harsher than my mom's discipline.

Mirai Nagasu

DisciplineMomThinkThinkingMy Own

I hope to make the most expensive movie in history at some point!

Dean Devlin

HopeHistoryPointExpensiveMost

My dad has definitely sacrificed a lot for me, and I don't know if I could do it if I was in his shoes. Leaving your life behind and chasing this dream because your kid is passionate about this sport.

Chloe Kim

LifeShoesMeDreamKnowLeaving

When I was a young man, I shined the shoes of Louis Armstrong and Louis Jordan! Music was just everywhere like that. And in my family, everyone could play something, and if they couldn't play, they could sing.

Chuck Brown

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