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"If I feel in need of sleep, I just open a book or turn on the television. Both are better than any sleeping pill."
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"When I was a kid and I bought a record, I ripped that thing open, I wanted to know who was playing what, what studio it was cut at, who was the string arranger, who was the engineer."
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"When these suckers had formed roots in the open ground, or kind of nursery where they were planted, they were looked over and the best taken up for potting."
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"It makes you more open, it gives you perspective, having a child."

"Miles Davis had me play and he hired me the following week and after that, everything broke wide open."

"We know that the airports are not protected as they should be protected. The terminals are public areas, wide open - anyone can go and walk at any terminal he wants."
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"My father taught me to read music and play the piano-but not well, even though people have said that I'm a natural musician."

"Christmas carols always brought tears to my eyes. I also cry at weddings. I should have cried at a couple of my own."

"I wouldn't change one thing about my professional life, and I make it a point not to dwell on my mistakes."

"The slapdash way producers used to assemble a show seems a little unbelievable when we talk about them now."

"I was born in my parents' bedroom on January 16. The World Almanac says it was 1909. I say it was 1912. But what difference does it make as long as I feel 33?"

"When you are in deep conflict about something, sometimes the most trivial thing can tip the scales."

"I don't like to read. The only things I read are gossip columns. If someone gives me a book, it had better have lots of pictures."

"I can never remember being afraid of an audience. If the audience could do better, they'd be up here on stage and I'd be out there watching them."
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