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Gary Burton Quotes

I know of musicians who have played together for decades who hate each other. The Modern Jazz Quartet for one.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: January 23, 1943

Topics

Hate Together Musicians Know Jazz

To strong, susceptible characters, the music of nature is not confined to sweet sounds.

Nature Music Sweet Strong Sounds

Lawyers are like beavers: They get in the mainstream and dam it up.

Lawyers Up Get Like Dam Mainstream

Werdum's the champ for a reason. He's good at jiu jitsu; like he says, he's gotten better on his feet.

Good Feet Better Reason Like He

Well, I love acting, and I love acting quick.

Love Acting Quick Well I Love

Since 1988, I have been writing steadily. I did decide a couple of years or so ago to scale back to writing one book a year - a sort of semi-retirement. But I never did have much success with that plan!

Success Writing Book Plan Year Back

I was completely unqualified to get into Harvard. But then I went to my interview for Harvard, and the woman asked, 'Why do you want to go here?' And I took out all of my comedy writing samples that I had done. I couldn't have been more delusional in terms of what I thought they wanted in a candidate for college.

Woman College Writing Thought Comedy

I've always tried to make music for someone who's never heard anything I've ever done.

Music Someone Done Never Anything

Personally, what I would like the most is to work on a project that would aid the historic rehabilitation of Havana. It's a shame - and it gives me tremendous sadness - to see the precious buildings, to see a city, which could be the most beautiful in Latin America, falling apart and with very little money for renovations.

Work Beautiful Money City Me Shame

A 'Looking' musical would completely bring me back to Broadway. I would come back in a second.

Me Looking Back Bring Come Would

Good words will not give me back my children.

Good Children Words Me Back Will

If I can get some student interested in science, if I can show members of the general public what's going on up there in the space program, then my job's been done.

Christa McAuliffe

Science Job Space I Can Student Up

Sound creates an intimate effect: the sensation to feel the place. It makes the viewer enter. You have the liberty to hear what you want.

Feel You Place Liberty Want Sound

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