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"When I first came to New York everybody on the scene would treat me like I could play, but I couldn't."
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"I've been playing with Blackwell over 20 years. We used to play when I first went to Los Angeles. Blackwell plays the drums as if he's playing a wind instrument. Actually, he sounds more like a talking drum."
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"We were engaged three-and-a-half weeks after the first date."
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"At synods, I usually wait about a week before I speak. First I listen. I feel the temperature. I listen to what has been said, what has not been said, and what I think needs to be said at that point."
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"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe."
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"My first encounter with a Kelly was not on a musical scale. It was from primary school. Dave and I went to primary school together and we were like boy scouts."
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"My first record came out in 1961 and then I had one come out in 1962 and then I had two that came out in 1964."
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"It is strange how one feels drawn forward without knowing at first where one is going."
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"But when I would see the surrogate, my first instinct, my first reaction would be jealousy, because she was doing what I wanted to do."
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"First thing I did when I found out I made it into the top 13 is I tried not to faint and you know, I took it all in and I really looked at the crowd and said a big 'thank you'."
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"The job in Wisconsin was the first genuine offer of an academic job in a university which I received."
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"Don't settle for style. Succeed in substance."
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"We looked up to our father. He still is much greater than us."
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"Thank the good Lord for a job."
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"Many a revolution started with the actions of a few. Only 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. A few hanging together can lead a nation to change."
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"Don't wish for someone else to do later what you can do now."
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"I believed in studying just because I knew education was a privilege. It was the discipline of study, to get into the habit of doing something that you don't want to do."
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"The nerves are a problem on trumpet, because when you mess up everyone can hear it. Just remember most people are too polite to say anything about it. That should calm your nerves."
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"There really have only ever been a few people in each generation who step out, are willing to put themselves on the line, and risk everything for their beliefs."
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"I sounded like myself. People be saying I sound like Miles or Clifford Brown."
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"When did we begin to lose faith in our ability to effect change?"
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