"Monk taught me more about music composition than anyone else on 52nd Street."

-- Miles Davis

#Musical Quotes #Taught Quotes #Jazz Quotes

“I talk to myself, especially in the car.”
“To truly find yourself, touch as many lives as possible!”
“God is not anything human. God is a force, God is chaos, God is unknown. God is terror and enlightenment at the same time.”
“Every day, God has something to say to you. Even when He seems to be quiet, God is still saying something.”
“humility is beyond our reach. if it were a product of reaching, we would instinctively be proud of reaching it. it is a gift.”
“I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95 percent of all working families, because, in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle class.”
“Dear Algebra, stop asking us to find your X, sheâ€™s not coming back”
“So where does the name Adam's apple come from? Most people say that it is from the notion that this bump was caused by the forbidden fruit getting stuck in the throat of Adam in the Garden of Eden. There is a problem with this theory because some Hebrew scholars believe that the forbidden fruit was the pomegranate. The Koran claims that the forbidden fruit was a banana. So take your pick---Adam's apple, Adam's pomegranate, Adam's banana. Eve clearly chewed before swallowing.”

Source : Mark Leyner, Billy Goldberg, M.D. (2006). “Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex?: More Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Whiskey Sour”, p.9, Crown Archetype

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