Herbie Mann Quotes

I recently formed a foundation to raise awareness for prostate cancer. I feel it's very necessary that men be more aware about prostate cancer and their health in general.

Herbie Mann

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 16, 1930 - June 1, 2003

Topics

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Had I not gone to Japan in 1986, had I stayed home and majored in English literature as I'd intended to do, I might indeed have become an investment banker, an outcome that perhaps would have proved a more severe blow to the health of the U.S. economy than to the history of the novel.

John Burnham Schwartz

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I am very short-sighted, and if I don't like a situation I take my glasses off.

Jenny Eclair

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My parents wanted me to become a national athlete.

Joe Taslim

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My father quite honestly played no role in my decision to become an actor.

Max Minghella

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It was just like Howlin' Wolf. Once you arrive at the point that you understand it, the emotional factor is darker than some of the saddest blues stuff.

Robert Quine

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Sugary drinks are blamed for increasing the rates of chronic disease and obesity in America. Yet efforts to reduce their consumption through taxes or other measures have gone nowhere. The beverage industry has spent millions defeating them.

Robert Reich

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Ask questions; don't make assumptions.

Angela Ahrendts

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I really don't like it when members of bands slag each other off in the press. If you've got a problem, you should sort it out without going public.

Stephen Morris

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My dream is for people around the world to look up and to see Canada like a little jewel sitting at the top of the continent.

Tommy Douglas

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One out of every 12 jobs in the economy is connected in some way, shape or form to what happens on the farm.

Tom Vilsack

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I have the soul of a singer and do splendidly in the shower but the world will never hear it. Basically, I'm the only Irish person who can't carry a tune.

Roma Downey

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We ought to have more people who believe in constitutionally limited government. We have to have more people come to Congress with that mindset. I think we can make this a better place, if, when elections happen, we support candidates who share that philosophy.

Mike Lee

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