Walter Becker Quotes

Originally, we had a band known as Steely Dan. As we moved away from the band, we got whoever was appropriate for specific tunes. In a lot of cases, we gravitated toward jazz players who had more sophisticated harmonic concepts.

Walter Becker

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 20, 1950 - September 3, 2017

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If you eat every two hours, your body doesn't really hold much fat, and it actually speeds up your metabolism.

Jinder Mahal

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A lot of us got into the industry because of 'Star Wars,' and we all have this love of the original source material.

John Knoll

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I know a bit about taxation and the remarkable effort that goes in to avoiding it.

Robert Rinder

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We will see the increasingly rapid rate of growth we've already been seeing in Colorado continue.

John Hickenlooper

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Writing a novel - unlike operating a piece of heavy machinery, say, or cooking a chicken - is not a skill that can be taught. There is no standard way of doing it, just as there is no means of telling, while you're doing it, whether you're doing it well or badly. And merely because you've done it well once doesn't mean you can do it well again.

Robert Harris

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I'm so fortunate in that I've never had another job to pay a bill but acting, since the day I got out of high school.

Amy Ryan

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A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes too many managers: you cannot continuously improve interdependent systems and processes until you progressively perfect interdependent, interpersonal relationships.

Stephen Covey

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One day a guy tried to rob me on the street, and I had no money. So I charged him.

Steven Wright

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I think people have to look at it from a certain view. I say things because, at the end of the day, I can say whatever I want.

Tory Lanez

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They don't make you pay for the humor. It's up and down, but they're trying to give you as many laughs as possible in 2 minutes. They are the most honest comedians ever.

Mike Judge

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Some people think racism has dissipated or no longer exists. But it's hidden in more strategic places.

Jaylen Brown

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Up North you are holding your own. Everyone considers themselves a comedian.

Johnny Vegas

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