Benny Goodman Quotes

That night at Carnegie Hall was a great experience. When the thing was first put up to me I was a little dubious, not knowing just what would be expected of us.

Benny Goodman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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It used to be so important to choose what you were. Gay or straight. Male or female. I think the new generation is more fluid.

Andreja Pejic

ThinkGenerationYouChooseGayNew

I do what I want to do.

Melvin Van Peebles

Want

If left-wing extremism continues to flourish in parts which have natural resources of minerals, the climate for investment would certainly be affected.

Anil Agarwal

InvestmentResourcesFlourishNatural

It's nice being able to speak for myself. Every interview I did for so many years and every time I was in front of the camera, pre-Twitter, there was no way for me to speak for myself. Every interview started with, 'What was it like to work for this man?'

Rose McGowan

WorkTimeMyselfManMeSpeak

I've made my best personal investments when I've been a user of the product. Like Apple. The epiphany for me came when I purchased my fifth iPod and I hadn't unwrapped my fourth. It was still in the plastic case.

Mary Meeker

BestMeApplePersonalPlasticBeen

I grew up in a very small town which is remote even by Indian standards. I always dreamed of the world.

Mira Nair

WorldSmallSmall TownStandardsUp

Sound should bring you in. We have people in all these specialized departments to make it one whole. They are supposed to work together to bring us into their world, not push us away. For example, rock music has to be loud, but it doesn't have to be too loud.

Donna McKechnie

WorkMusicTogetherPeopleWorld

No one is really miserable who has not tried to cheapen life.

David Starr Jordan

LifeMiserableWhoTriedReally

Film is our literature, so we should tell stories that are apropos of our culture, in that we can learn something about ourselves.

David Strathairn

CultureLearnLiteratureTellFilm

Misogyny is at the reptilian brain stem of a lot of right-wing politics.

Bradley Whitford

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I really like 'This Side of Paradise' by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I think it's a cool description of a character.

Bridgit Mendler

CharacterCoolThinkParadiseSide

At the end of the day, if you're an actor, you want to act. And it's not something you can do in the living room alone. If you're a painter, you can paint at home. If you write music, you can write on your own.

Ari Graynor

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