"It is my belief that there is a tendency among the so-called 'modern' or 'hip' jazz musicians to consider styles other that their own, 'corny', and it is my contention that in actuality it is these musicians who are producing that which in future years perceptive critics will deem 'corny'."

-- Don Ellis

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“The culture of celebrity has become insane. It's all based on fantasy, and I find it creepy and disturbing.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I think some people, when they get a certain ego, they lose sense of whatever.”

Source : "Chris Rock and Julie Delpy on Their Sundance Romance, On-screen Chemistry, and Racism Versus Stupidity". Interview with Jada Yuan, www.vulture.com. January 26, 2012.
“A woman went to a plastic surgeon and asked him to make her like Bo Derek. He gave her a lobotomy.”
“He [Barak Obama]'s a guy from Chicago. He doesn't know what the hell to do. He's got a big pipe with a hole in it.”
“Appreciate the power of rumor, often malicious, no matter how preposterous, within the local populations you are seeking to help.”
“You can't create a work without being aware that it will change dependent upon the context or the society where it is developed or consumed.”
“He (Roberto Clemente) is a hero to me.”
“I don't get all the women that I want... I get all the women that want me.”

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