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"Right now, my career is in three directions: as a performer, as an arranger, as an author - and I don't give any one of them true precedent, or true top marks, as opposed to the other two."
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"Joblessness brings you face to face with destiny."
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"Joblessness gives you time to grow."
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"I earned a mater's degree in journalism and took the first job offered, as a sports writer. Instead of chasing my own fame, I wrote about famous athletes chasing theirs."
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"When you're under employment, you are not working in the area of your calling but rather helping to fulfill your employer's."
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"Your professional experience can strengthen your resume, increase your earning potential, prove dependability, instill trust, and open new doors of opportunity which would remain closed otherwise."
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"We need to stop telling [women], "Get a mentor and you will excel". Instead, we need to tell them, "Excel and you will get a mentor"."
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"Losing your job shows you the worth of your time rather the worth of money."
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"Use your passion to create a job."
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"An entrepreneur sells his thoughts and ideas as a packaged product."
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"Do not complain about two things; your job and your position, because you can always change them."
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"Buddy Rich is one of a kind; he's a genius, and that's all there is to it."
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"As a singer, the biggest joy I have are the arrangements."
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"I didn't really have an act per se - a theatrical performance, as opposed to just: here I am, folks, and you're all supposed to be dead quiet while I sing eight or nine songs, then get off the stage."
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"I was a singer professionally when I was four years old, and I did not really begin to play any instrument - the first one, of course, was drums - till I was about nine years old."
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"How many radio shows I did is lost to memory now; it's in the hundreds - maybe even close to being in the thousands - for the span of years from the time I was eight till I was about fifteen."
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"Right now, my career is in three directions: as a performer, as an arranger, as an author - and I don't give any one of them true precedent, or true top marks, as opposed to the other two."
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"I would be a liar if I said it wouldn't be lovely and soothing - that's the word - to have a hit single or a hit album."
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"I got into radio when I was eight, and I was one of the busiest child dramatic actors in America."
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"It may sound a bit like an army barracks, but the truth of the matter is: there must be some time laid aside for arranging, time for working on either a book or an article - I've written two articles in the last four months for the New York Times book review section."
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"But, in fairness to them, too, the popular song per se is really a pretty shallow medium to perform in."
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