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Dexter Gordon

"When you know the lyrics to a tune, you have some kind of insight as to it's composition. If you don't understand what it's about, you're depriving yourself of being really able to communicate this poem."

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"The aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind him that he is already degraded."

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"Complacency is a state of mind that exists only in retrospective: it has to be shattered before being ascertained."

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"Being "contented" ought to mean in English, as it does in French, being pleased. Being content with an attic ought not to mean being unable to move from it and resigned to living in it; it ought to mean appreciating all there is in such a position."

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"I just loved being divorced from my own wretchedness."

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"The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of the chief motives to disclose it."

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"A human being's first responsibility is to shake hands with himself."

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"Being born with a pair of beady eyes was the best thing that ever happened to me."

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"I was brought up in a very poor and very violent household. I spent much of my childhood being afraid."

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"The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible."

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"Having had a reputation for being sexy is a great prop to lean on now."

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Dexter Gordon
"To have a little recognition, that is very nice, you dig. It is good for the ego, for the psyche."

Ego

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Dexter Gordon
"When you know the lyrics to a tune, you have some kind of insight as to it's composition. If you don't understand what it's about, you're depriving yourself of being really able to communicate this poem."

Being

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Dexter Gordon
"The music scene is more competitive in the States."

Music

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Dexter Gordon
"A lot of times I go back to record and to make a tour, but I'm very happy to do it, because it gives me an opportunity to dig and hear what's going on."

Opportunity

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Dexter Gordon
"It's certainly not just a spot opinion; it's something that obviously has been building up for years. It is also very good for publicity, and it is the kind of recognition that maybe will help financially, also."

Building

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Dexter Gordon
"In nuclear war all men are cremated equal."

Men

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Dexter Gordon
"If you can't play the blues... you might as well hang it up."

Play

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Dexter Gordon
"Darlin... be-bop is the music of the future."

Music

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Dexter Gordon
"What I'm doing, I prefer to call that jazz, because it is a beautiful word - I love it."

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Dexter Gordon
"Music is a reservoir... of sounds."

Music

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