Marian McPartland Quotes

Although I do feel that with a show like ours we ourselves are getting a lot more young listeners at concerts.

Marian McPartland

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People should hold elected officials accountable for how they vote. Period.

Jimmy Gomez

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My parents come from that immigrant culture that places a lot of emphasis on doing well scholastically. Being a comedian or an actor is such an American thing. The Iranian culture is not about dreaming. It's about taking over your father's business, falling into line.

Maz Jobrani

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With photography, you zero in; you put a lot of energy into short moments, and then you go on to the next thing.

Robert Mapplethorpe

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I enjoyed singing and playing guitar but didn't have the stamina to make music-making a career. In reality, writing was my real gift, and as soon as I figured that out I never looked back.

Ann Powers

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I've learned several lessons over the years. First, never take yourself too seriously, or work is boring. Next, people make the difference. You can have great technology, but if it's not complemented by great people, it won't go anywhere. Finally, customers buy from people they like.

John W. Thompson

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I've been thinking of humorous things since I was... I can't remember when. All the way through elementary school, all the way through junior high, all the way through high school, through college and after college, I was thinking of the same kinds of things that I say in front of an audience now.

Steven Wright

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My business is creating fame and celebrity, and I'm one of the best in the world. I know it to the finest detail. I reflect what's out there, and if there's a demand for something, I recognise it. I don't think I'm crass. I stand by everything I do.

Simon Fuller

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Most people don't understand the Electoral College; they don't know why it exists.

Tom Golisano

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My wife loves to tell me that I love to tell people, 'Oh, I never thought WWE would sign me. I never thought I'd be on TV. I never thought I'd be a champion. I never thought any of those things were remotely possible.'

Luke Harper

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I've always been fascinated by chefs and the worlds of chefs - what they do is incredibly cinematic.

Jon Favreau

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Originally, when I was introduced to yoga, I kept resisting. I kept saying that I wouldn't be caught dead doing yoga.

Diamond Dallas Page

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I think people in Great Britain are a bit jaded sometimes.

Annie Lennox

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