"I don't remember that I copied any guitar player note-for-note. But I remember copying Charlie Parker note for note."

-- Joe Pass

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“We shall not be well so long as we love and admire anything more than we love and admire God.”
“... everyone has come to understand that unconditional love is a reality, but with as shelf life of about eight to ten seconds. [p. 110]”
“Whats fascinating is that when you write a script, its almost a stream of consciousness. You have an idea that it means something, but youre not always sure what. Then when you get on the set, the actors teach you.”
“Don't waste your time explaining who you are to people who are committed to misunderstandin g you.”
“The negro king desired to be portrayed as white. But do not laugh at the poor African; for every man is but another negro king, and would like to appear in a color different from that with which Fate has bedaubed him.”
“I like football. I like baseball. When the pitcher and the batter start fighting, that's the best.”

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“James Porter said to me once, when I was talking about painting, he said, well, that's fine, he said, but you have a good mind so you can't just be a painter; you're going to have to help define the field and keep the tradition going. And he meant walking in his footsteps in a certain way.”

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“Even when I'm railed at, I get my quota of renown.”

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