Byas Quotes & Sayings

In my own life I've found it to be true that when I hold on to the wrong things, the wrong things hold on to me. — Emily P. Freeman

Private enterprise is not as spectacular nor as easy to see as the socialist way of temporarily diffusing poverty by eating up the seed corn - the tools - which will increase poverty in the long run. — Raymond C. Hoiles

When you go through a traumatic event, there's a lot of shame that comes with that. A lot of loss of self-esteem. That can become debilitating. — Willie Aames

Too often, systems of oppression turn those who are the targets of the oppression against one another. — Tim Wise

I used to live at the Cecil Hotel, which was next door to Minton's [Playhouse]. We used to jam just about every night when we were off. Lester [Young], Don Byas and myself - we would meet there all the time and like, exchange ideas. It wasn't a battle, or anything. We were all friends. Most of the guys around then knew where I lived. If someone came in Minton's and started to play - well, they'd give me a ring, or come up and call me down. Either I'd take my horn down, or I'd go down and listen. Those were good days. Had a lot of fun then. — Ben Webster

I want to give people the message and let them feel my emotion behind it. — Kirko Bangz

He would be admitting to himself that life has suddenly become very short, very precious, that soon he'll no longer exist, that it'll be over. Of course he knew that, we know that, we say it, but to really, really know it, to be certain of it, is more than he can be right now. His bed is safe. Sleep is easy. He's not a stupid man. — Miriam Toews

To run the world, you had to find it in yourself to grit your teeth and just fake it. Just stare them down, never back off. — Bruce Sterling

You call it madness, but I call it love. — Don Byas

For the record, I am not a nut. I am an optimist. That's exactly like a nut except with a better attitude. — Scott Adams

Oh. Well was this your first time painting a live model?"
She nodded her head, with an almost guilty look on her face.
"What's it like?"
"Hard," she replied. — Zack Love

Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two. — Buddha