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"I don't think I will ever do any tours again in the United States. I rather think that that's over with."
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"I have this cozy house here and I get three pensions from the States. I've done nicely."
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"Currently, most States do not recognize within their borders concealed carry permits issued in other States."
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"Any confrontation, such as a verbal one with the United States, would be harmful for everybody."
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"When the students were killed at Kent State, the cast voted to do a demonstration from the stage, and I abstained."
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"Every chemical reaction has a transition state."
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"But in the long run we're not going to be able to keep out of state trash away from Pennsylvania."
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"Iranians are very proud and don't want to become a pariah state like North Korea."
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"Well, the Empire State was about 40' high in the studio. King Kong was a little model about 2' high, and the scenery that he worked in was in proportion to his size."
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"No, the United States does not target civilians."
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"I'm concerned with trend. I don't know where jazz fans will come from 20 years from now."
Fans

"I don't say that the supposed Civil Rights development is a myth, but it's a matter of dealing with reality. It's purely peripheral and, in many cases, it's just a facade."
Development

"When I was doing jazz concerts in America, I would use the biggest names I could find."
America

"I don't think I will ever do any tours again in the United States. I rather think that that's over with."
State

"Germany is probably the richest country in Western Europe. Yet they wouldn't take any television with Duke and Ella, their reaction being that people weren't interested in it."
People

"Sponsors and networks will really go all out and simply evaluate people on the basis of talent."
Talent

"As long as we're in a democracy, I have to give what I think the majority of people will enjoy."
People

"Ella can work nightclubs that Duke might not be able to work, because of having the big band. Where they go now is strictly a matter of their own names and talents."
Work

"The economic picture in the States today doesn't allow for jazz concerts in a tour fashion. People now are too used to the Festival, which gives them more names for the same price."
People

"The public, hearing pop music, is, without knowing it, also soaking up jazz."
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