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Benny Goodman Quotes

If a guy's got it, let him give it. I'm selling music, not prejudice.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: May 30, 1909 - June 13, 1986

Topics

Music Selling Prejudice Him Guy Got

To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice.

John Dalberg-Acton

Life Live Past Look Back Twice

When I saw the scene in 'Close Encounters,' and Richard Dreyfuss's son is screaming at him - that's a heartbreaking scene. And I remember being devastated by 'E.T.' Or when E.T. started to get sick. That broke me up a little bit.

Son Me Sick Remember Him Up

Parenting is the hardest thing I have ever done. I tried to find the balance between the strict, traditional Chinese way I was raised, which I think can be too harsh, and what I see as a tendency in the West to be too permissive and indulgent. If I could do it all again, I would, with some adjustments.

Parenting Balance Think Find Done

By seventh grade, I was committed to mathematics.

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

Mathematics Committed Grade Seventh

I believe the most important aspect of Medicare is not the structure of the program but the guarantee to all Americans that they will have high quality health care as they get older.

Health Quality Believe Care Will

In a way it was like washing your laundry in public and, yep, there you go, you've seen my underwear. And now I feel like there's nothing left, you've seen it all and I can get on.

Feel You I Can Laundry Go Nothing

I don't think I could live with someone that I didn't have an intellectual friendship with.

Jonathan Franzen

Friendship Live Think Someone Could

Art and culture and all of these things - they really matter. They shape your individuality.

Art Culture Individuality Matter

Human beings can always be relied upon to exert, with vigor, their God-given right to be stupid.

Stupid Human Right Always Vigor

I have a lot of respect for the auto manufacturers. They make a product people live inside - and can die inside - so they are held to very high standards.

Live Respect People Die Inside High

I'm a poor artist. Through brute force, I brought myself up to mediocre. I've never taken a writing class, but I can write okay.

Myself Writing Artist I Can Poor Up

If a new artist wants to put out some sort of off-the-wall, crazy deep ballad about the sun or whatever, it might be hard to get traction. It's so much easier for someone established to put out a really heartfelt, deep song and get it played in radio.

Sun Crazy Song Deep Someone Artist

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