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"It is still an open question, however, as to what extent exposure really injures a performer."

"I'm not a hard-line Republican, because I'm a lot more open-minded than that."

"15 minutes will open up the amnesia and you'll have full recall."
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"In a jazz atmosphere, the audience members were so quiet and respectful of the musicians that you felt you were almost part of a meeting at a church or a temple, where everyone was completely in tune with the sermon and what the whole event was about."


"The idea of the peace movement and of people who spent their entire lives trying to have a more egalitarian, just society, suddenly became swamped by the record industry, by the new rock and roll culture, and by the idea of not trusting anyone over thirty."


"There are a lot of wonderful things created in our culture that have been ignored that can speak to them."


"Esquire, in a July, 1957 issue, has a photograph of me playing the French horn at the Five Spot."


"I was part of it, and I am still part of it today in terms of what it means to a whole new generation of people who are interested in the enduring energy, achievements, spirit and creativity that exemplified our era."


"We had common interests in the beauty of the French language. We both had a tremendous love of jazz. We shared dreams of getting married and having a family, living in the country, leading an idyllic life."


"Franz Kline, who became known for his black and white paintings, did a whole series of gorgeous landscapes and wonderful portraits that may still hang in Greenwich Village."


"That is the way a great master carpenter feels, or an architect or composer or anyone who creates anything - people want to be appreciated for what they have done."


"Even before he had one book published, Jack was one of those people you could feel was very special."
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