Ornette Coleman Quotes

It seems to me that in the western world, culture has something to do with appearance. A person that's out creating good stuff has got to appreciate someone when they take the time to have an appearance that goes with what they're doing.

Ornette Coleman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 9, 1930 - June 11, 2015

Topics

GoodTimeCultureMeWorldDoing

I hold it to be the most monstrous proposition ever uttered within the Senate that conquering a country like Mexico, the President can constitute himself a despotic ruler without the slightest limitation on his power. If all this be true, war is indeed dangerous!

John C. Calhoun

PowerWarBe TrueCountryDangerous

Nobody can write a good 30-second commercial.

Jerry Della Femina

GoodNobodyWriteCommercial

I'd quit my job at a production company and was like, 'I'm going to be a writer...' I became a temp, and it was the mid-nineties, when there was the Internet boom, and the normal group of graduates ready to fill in didn't exist.

Jennifer Konner

JobInternetReadyQuitGroupGoing

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

Stephen Covey

KeyPrioritiesSchedulePrioritize

I know I'm going to be doing standup for the rest of my life.

Tony Rock

LifeRestMy LifeDoingKnowGoing

Republicans think tax filing should be easier for you, not just the well-connected.

Joni Ernst

ThinkYouTaxJustEasierShould

I think it will always be around it just takes one person to make people aware of the blues.

Johnny Winter

PeopleThinkBluesPersonWillJust

In rock n' roll music, you almost have to apologize for being around more than four or five years. I don't know why.

Dickey Betts

MusicYouKnowRockWhyMore

One way to evaluate your own reputation is to think about what would be said of you at your eulogy.

Brian Koslow

ReputationThinkYouSaidWayOwn

It's good to be on the power list, but I don't see a practical use of it except when people introduce me to audiences.

Arundhati Bhattacharya

GoodPowerPeopleMeSeeIntroduce

I work a little bit like a sculptor. When I start, my first idea for a building is with the material. I believe architecture is about that. It's not about paper, it's not about forms. It's about space and material.

Peter Zumthor

WorkArchitectureSpaceStartFirst

In my line of work, I frequently communicate with CEOs and their executive assistants, and nowhere is the need for gratitude more clear.

Mark Goulston

WorkGratitudeMoreNeedLineClear

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