Illinois Jacquet Quotes

The patterns of big-band music are smooth and classical. It's got to be fresh. The brass section should crackle, like the sound of eggs being dropped into hot grease.

Illinois Jacquet

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 31, 1922 - July 22, 2004

Topics

MusicHotSoundEggsFreshPatterns

Any of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe it's the real test of your character and of your faith to say, 'Things are not going our way, but I'm still being good to people; I'm still attending church; I still have a good attitude.'

Joel Osteen

GoodAttitudeCharacterFaithHappy

I was upset about getting $40 haircuts, like, every month. That's a lot of money, and so, man, that's a lot of food. That's a waste. No more. So I'm, like, letting it go so I have more food. My budget's good for food now.

Steven Adams

GoodFoodMoneyManBudgetUpset

I want to do something that people have not seen before... surprise everyone. There has to be variety in work.

Shraddha Kapoor

WorkPeopleSurpriseWantEveryone

When we're discussing who to invite to a dinner party, my wife Chaz and I sometimes use the shorthand, 'good value for money,' which indicates guests expected to be entertaining.

Roger Ebert

GoodMoneyWifeValueDinnerParty

I don't take things for granted, because everything feels more fragile. It's made me wonder about mortality and how long you've got somebody in the world. I'm more fearful than I used to be.

Robin Gibb

MeWorldLongYouWonderMore

I think the attraction to country music is the fans, the lure of the hardcore fan base.

Luke Bryan

MusicThinkCountryCountry Music

I did a lot of musicals when I first started my career, so I can carry a tune well.

Josh Dallas

CareerI CanFirstCarryStarted

For me, you look at the beginning of his career, the man couldn't even make weight. That's how I found out about Henry Cejudo to begin with. 'Oh, Henry Cejudo misses weight again.' I'm like, who's this guy who keeps missing weight. When the UFC signed him, I was like, 'Great, you guys signed another guy who can't make 125.'

Demetrious Johnson

GreatBeginningManMeYouLook

What impresses me the most about DC characters is how long a lot of them have been around.

Cliff Chiang

MeLongBeenMostHowAround

I've always eaten well and have a balanced diet.

Christy Turlington

DietAlwaysWellBalanced DietEaten

I am a data hound and so I usually end up working on whatever things I can find good data on. The rise of Internet commerce completely altered the amount of information you could gather on company behavior so I naturally drifted toward it.

Austan Goolsbee

GoodI AmEndBehaviorDataYou

I don't tell many people my last name.

Allegra Versace

PeopleNameTellLastMany

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