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"You can wipe out your opponents. But if you do it unjustly you become eligible for being wiped out yourself."
"There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved."
"No man lives without jostling and being jostled; in all ways he has to elbow himself through the world, giving and receiving offence."
"The difference between sentiment and being sentimental is the following: Sentiment is when a driver swerves out of the way to avoid hitting a rabbit on the road. Being sentimental is when the same driver, when swerving away from the rabbit, hits a pedestrian."
"Where every something, being blent together turns to a wild of nothing."
"Quit aspiring and dreaming and start being."
Explore more quotes by Roy Ayers
"I don't think I'm really so unique. If every black person looked at their life they would quickly discover that they have been influenced by every type of music prevalent in America."
"People are always defining and re-defining music. My style of playing has been characterized as smooth jazz and acid jazz. I listen as I play; I'm not caught up in defining the type of music I play."
"I couldn't get my album played over the so-called smooth jazz stations. Jazz stations would not play it. You don't always know who you're making that soul connection with."
"The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers."
"The majors, they have to control the distribution, the record outlets, the radio and, in some cases, even the venues. And downloading and pirating have also put pressure on the majors."
"I still look good. I'm trippin', but people tell me that all the time. So check it out, I'm 63, and still kicking. I've been putting records out every year."
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