Al Jarreau Quotes

I've been saying for almost 20 years that I need to do a jazz project and it ought to be either big band or I should do some jazz songs with a trio or quartet.

Al Jarreau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 12, 1940 - February 12, 2017

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When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace.

John Lubbock

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Aging gracefully is supposed to mean trying not to hide time passing and just looking a wreck. Don't worry girls, look like a wreck, that's the way it goes.

Jeanne Moreau

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We're predators; we don't eat meat because it's handy, we eat meat because we have a taste for blood.

Jeff Lindsay

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I think specifically because of the character that I played, people are very connected to her. I used to get letters from young gay and lesbian and trans-gendered kids saying, 'I didn't kill myself because of Buffy'.

Amber Benson

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I had the great fortune to work with John Houseman at Juilliard.

Stephen Henderson

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I've been looking at companies that are on a positive path vs. a negative path and I've come to use the language of sports, winning streaks and losing streaks.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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I now have plans to create a school for singers in Vienna, and I would love to found one in the Middle East, too, if possible.

Juan Diego Florez

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I wouldn't say I was bullied per se, but I did get a lot of unwanted attention because I was musical and stood out. In school you don't want to stand out; you want to blend in.

Debbie Gibson

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I do a lot better if I sit around and think about a character for a couple of months.

Clive Owen

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Drawing and visual pursuits were first. Music came and found me in a way. Really, what it's about is creative problem solving, and music is a lot more an expression of that than painting is for me.

Brandon Boyd

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The first pet I remember was a cat called Baby. She would sleep with me, and I could call her from anywhere, and she would come running.

Ashton Eaton

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I know it's very 'old media' of me to admit this, but I am often unnerved by the lack of civility on the Web.

Willow Bay

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