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"It's hard to get into Newsweek because, as more of our former intellectual magazines take on a pop focus, if there's no buzz, there's no interest."
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"Nothing should lead you aside from your planned route."
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"Solitude is a way of overcoming distraction so that you can convert your time into something of worth."
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"Turn down things that are in consistence with your priorities."
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"On your way to accomplish greatness, you will hear a lot of noise. Listen to your inner voice and never let the distraction of the crowd discolour your poise."
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"Don't exert all your energy on employment, locate your purpose."
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"When you are able to overcome distractions, then you will be able to do something more specific, something more precise and definite with the time that you have."
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"There are so many things and people craving your attention such that you could so easily forget that you have a purpose to fulfill within a specified time on the earth."
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"The secret of concentration is to shut down the other windows."
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"Avoid having to pump your brakes by keeping your flow on cruise control."
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"Life is not enjoyed by being busy over everything in general, but being passionate about one thing in particular. Always focus on that one thing; dream it and live it!"
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"One of the things that I loved about listening to Miles Davis is that Miles always had an instinct for which musicians were great for what situations. He could always pick a band, and that was the thing that separated him from everybody else."
Instinct
"There's a certain kind of motion and pacing that our music has, and this just doesn't have that. We just kind of rushed to the conclusion of most of the songs. I just would've preferred to done them over."
Music
"I think that if you keep banging at the door all you need is a little foothold, a little tiny foothold, and then the rest will take care of itself."
Care
"It's something that jazz has gotten away from, and it's unfortunate. Players aren't physical anymore."
Jazz
"The whole point is, give me a break with the standards. You go to the average jazz label and suggest a record and they want to know which standards you're going to play. I'm saying let's break the formula."
Formula
"If you listen to a lot of the songs that are popular now, there's very little melody in there. People love the beat. But to musicians, it's melody, because we understand how elusive it is and how hard it is to hold."
Love
"My dad was a musician, it was just what he did, like another guy's dad drives a meat truck. Our house was normal. We weren't taken with the fact our dad was a musician."
Father
"I suspect that we might actually start selling some records with these artists in about 10 years. Some the people who invested, they're a little tight-because it's a lot of money to start up a company."
Money
"I gave up my base in popular culture when I left the Tonight Show."
Culture
"That's kind of like how jazz is sometimes. You're out there predicting the future, and no one believes you."
Future
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