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“Self-denial and self-discipline, however, will be recognized as the outstanding qualities of a good soldier.”
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“I have the general philosophy of creating the future you want to see.”
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“It's the hardest thing on earth to like yourself, and then when you do, it's a catastrophe. I mean, the people I know who like themselves - I don't want to see them!”
Source : "Waiting for the Smile". Interview with Sam Kashner, Jessica Diehl, www.vanityfair.com. April 2012. 
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“I wasn't allowed to play in some universities in the United States and out of twenty-five concerts, twenty-three were canceled unless I would substitute my black bass player for my old white bass player, which I wouldn't do.”
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“We perform the show for the people that are in the room and then that performance is theirs forever and ever.”
Source : Interview with Paulette Beete, www.arts.gov. June 16, 2014.
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“I didn't think anyone who had to demand respect ever got it.”
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“I would hate to think that among five women, one of 'em is gonna die because we go to socialized care.”
Source : "Right-Wing Escalates Fear-Mongering Rhetoric: Warns Americans Will Die If Health Care Reform Passes" by Faiz Shakir, thinkprogress.org. July 16, 2009.
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“I prefer you to take as your model a mediocre sculpture rather than an excellent painting, for from painted objects we train our hand only to make a likeness, whereas from sculptures we learn to represent both likeness and correct incidence of light.”
