Jazzers Quotes & Sayings

When trying to be a famous anything behave as if you already are
Liam Leddy 22/08/13 — Liam Leddy

To force myself to earn more money, I determined to spend more. — James Agate

I consider the first 20 performances just learning the piece. Think about it this way: If you think about a pianist who plays a Schubert sonata through his whole lifetime - if you listen to Rubenstein or Horowitz playing their repertoire later in their life, you understand the richness with which they play that music, and how differently they must have played it when they were younger. — Philip Glass

Despite the way she rallied, the haunted look in her eyes was enough to break him, as lost and lonely as an abandoned child's. — Katherine McIntyre

One of the tragic ironies of the second half of the 20th century is that when colonies in the developing world freed themselves from European rule, they often slid back into warfare, this time intensified by modern weaponry, organized militias, and the freedom of young men to defy tribal elders.77 As we shall see in the next chapter, this development is a countercurrent to the historical decline of violence, but it is also a demonstration of the role of Leviathans in propelling the decline. — Steven Pinker

Countries are different. They make different choices. We cannot harmonise everything. — David Cameron

In my version of paradise, the air was always cold and the rivers ran with candy. — Amanda Lindhout

Ignore past failures and forge ahead. — Maxwell Maltz

The Janitor: You're the only one around here that treats me like a real person.

Elliot: What did you say?

The Janitor: There was one other girl a few years ago: red-haired doctor. She used to eat lunch with me, until the other residents started making fun of her. They called her Janitor-lunch-eater. Not the most clever group...Anyway, I know that you don't think about me the way that I think about you. And I never really believed that you would or that you could. But just pretending for today made me feel good for a change.

Elliott: It's okay. I actually had a good time.

The Janitor: Thanks...Elliot. — Bill Lawrence

I'm an observer of life. I like to watch people, and I like to watch cactus. I like to talk to mountains and communicate with my friends in the other spheres and dimensions. — Frederick Lenz

I realize Jubilee is a bit of a stripper name. You probably think I have heard the call of the pole. — Maureen Johnson

Socialism with a human face. — Alexander Dubcek