"My first big break was with the Ted Fio Rito band. Fio Rito had a bunch of record hits in the 1930s and did a lot of radio work back then. When he came to my home town in early 1942, I sat in with the band. Ted liked me and offered me a job."

-- Louie Bellson

#Jobs Quotes #Home Quotes #Band Quotes

“Being free is a state of mind.”

Source : Song: Believe
“A woman knows very well that, though a wit sends her his poems, praises her judgment, solicits her criticism, and drinks her tea, this by no means signifies that he respects her opinions, admires her understanding, or will refuse, though the rapier is denied him, to run through the body with his pen.”
“I get invited to an awful lot of Jewish functions.”
“A person who is really saved by Grace does not need to be told that he is under solemn obligations to serve Christ. The new life within him tells him that. Instead of regarding it as a burden, he gladly surrenders himself, body, soul, and spirit, to the Lord.”
“Even if your companyâ€™s financial condition can withstand the inefficiency of quality service, your brand likely wonâ€™t.”
“I wish everyone a wonderful World Cup, played in a spirit of true fraternity.”
“Writing, for me, is the best occupation I can think of, and there is nothing in the world I would rather do.”
“One of the things that personally kept me in music was that it has always been my passion,my vision and change. No matter how far I may think I can go without it, it always tend to slap me right back in the face! So why not do what naturally fills your soul. Music completes me.”

Source : Source: www.playitforwardmag.com

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