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Benny Goodman Quotes

One way or the other, if you want to find reasons why you shouldn't keep on, you'll find 'em. The obstacles are all there; there are a million of 'em.

Benny Goodman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Obstacles You Find Want Why Way

Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.

John Ciardi

Father Hope Time Parent House Open

Rather than make excuses for their failures, resilient people learn from each mistake. They identify skills, ideas, and life lessons that can be gained from each failed opportunity.

Amy Morin

Life Opportunity People Ideas Learn

I don't know where things are going wrong. I refused 22 offers for lavani numbers and five films. I was not happy with the kind of offers coming my way. Even for the lavani number 'Vajale Ki Bara' in 'Natarang,' I was the last option. I was finalised one day before the shoot was to begin.

Amruta Khanvilkar

Day Happy Wrong Numbers Know Kind

Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.

Steve Allen

Humor Bad Over Social Us Get

I think I had the smallest handle around. When I got my bats, I even trimmed them down. I used to scrape them. Some years later when I started getting older, I used to start with a 33 and in the summer it got down to 31 and then probably in September got down to 30.

Stan Musial

Getting Older Start Think Down Years

A decent government with an effective, but not gratuitously violent, police force and a fair court system are essential. This deters and incapacitates psychopaths, bullies and hotheads - and if it earns the confidence of the people, they don't have to become violent in self-defence.

Steven Pinker

Confidence Police Government People

The question I ask myself is what would have happened if newspapers hadn't initially given their content away for free on the Internet. It's so hard to get people to pay once they are accustomed to having something for free.

Tom Rachman

Myself People Free Internet Hard

As one looks across the barren stretches of the pack, it is sometimes difficult to realise what teeming life exists immediately beneath its surface.

Robert Falcon Scott

Life Looks Sometimes Difficult Pack

We live in a very different world than the one that we inherited from our parents and from our grandparents. Times are changing, and states must adapt to win.

Martin O'Malley

Live Parents Win World Adapt Must

If people pay money to see you, they have to cheer. They can't boo, or else they're chumping themselves.

Mike D

Money People You Pay See Cheer

I believe sincerely that we should bring in U.N. peacekeepers and bring our troops home.

Dennis Kucinich

Home Believe I Believe Bring Our

Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys.

Christian Nestell Bovee

Great Burden Bear Last Pleasures