"Jazz music is the power of now. There is no script. It's conversation. The emotion is given to you by musicians as they make split-second decisions to fulfill what they feel the moment requires."

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Source : Wynton Marsalis, Geoffrey Ward (2008). “Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life”, p.8, Random House

Wynton Marsalis

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“God is a God of Lovingkindness.”
“Itâ€™s not the struggles that define you; itâ€™s how you overcome them.”
“Vin Scully has been my broadcasting idol for a long time. He is so humble - he has the exact same work ethic that he had 65 years ago. His family is what he cares about the most, and at the heart of his whole being is his marriage and kids.”

Source : "ESPN's Hannah Storm on Hiking With Ronda Rousey, Watching a Ball Game With Vin Scully (Q&A)". Interview with Debbie Emery, www.hollywoodreporter.com. July 24, 2014.
“President Jimmy Carter inherited an impossible situation - and he and his advisers made the worst of it.”

Source : "Playing the Carter card" by John McCain, www.politico.com. June 09, 2008.
“The thornbush is the old obstacle in the road. It must catch fire if you want to go further.”
“Few promises are more sacred than the ones we make to older Americans.”
“The most exciting thing about women's liberation is that this century will be able to take advantage of talent and potential genius that have been wasted because of taboos.”
“Take out the kernel of spiritual truth with any faith, and what is left is dogma.”

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