Quotes
Authors
Duke Ellington

"In music, as you develop a theme or musical idea, there are many points at which directions must be decided, and at any time I was in the throes of debate with myself, harmonically or melodically, I would turn to Billy Strayhorn. We would talk, and then the whole world would come into focus. The steady hand of his good judgment pointed to the clear way that was fitting for us. He was not, as he was often referred to by many, my alter ego. Billy Strayhorn was my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brainwaves in his head, and his in mine."

-- Duke Ellington

#Eye Quotes #Hands Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“Never say never. For the right reason, over the years I've been auctioning off masks for charity and it's always for a good cause. I think you would regret it if you just sold it for money.”

Source : Source: wwd.com
“Vanity, right?" Nash reappeared in the living room with an open bag of potato chips. "I nominate my venerable brother. He likes to play hero, and one look at him should establish the vanity angle." "Nash!" I really shouldn't have been surprised by the dig. But I was. "What?" He raised one brow at me in challenge. "It's okay to call me jealous, but not to call him vain?" "Awareness of one's obvious advantages doesn't imply vanity," Tod insisted calmly. Nash turned on him. "Does it imply narcissism?" Tod huffed. "This coming from the guy who owns more hair products than his girlfriend.”
“I was never more alive than when the Dark Passenger was driving.”
“Gender equality will only be reached if we are able to empower women.”

Source : "UN Women's head Michelle Bachelet: A new superhero?". Interview with Jane Martinson, www.theguardian.com. April 22, 2011.
“LeBron James has cemented himself as one of the GREAT PLAYERS of ALL TIME.”
“Swimmin in the money come and find me, NEMO.”
“My love for the child asleep in the crib, the child's need for me, for my vigilance, had made my life valuable in a way that even the most abundantly offered love, my parents', my brother's, even Tom's, had failed to do. Love was required of me now--to be given, not merely to be sought and returned.”

Source : Alice McDermott (2013). “Someone: A Novel”, p.192, Macmillan
“Take a look at all of them: Marichal, Jenkins, Spahn - what do you think made them successful? They conditioned their arms by pitching more, not less, starting from when they signed their first contract.”

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