"I had the first integrated Army band in World War II."

-- Dave Brubeck

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“I don't know many people, if any, who have had some straight line toward success. I mean, they start here, they work hard, they've got what it takes, and they just go straight to the top over some number of years. Most people get a little failure.”
“Life being full of harsh realities, we seek relief from them in a variety of pleasing delusions.”
“We have to change the whole job structure of America. We have got to basically reorient our economy toward the future.”
“But that's life. That's what you learn from; when things happen. Especially at your age. You just have to take it in and remember to think afterwards and not forget and never grow bitter.”

Source : Per Petterson (2010). “Out Stealing Horses”, p.127, Random House
“Historically, the United States has had a wonderful energy policy. We're blessed with a diversity of resources. We have oil. We have gas. We have coal. We have nuclear. And renewables. And as a result, one of our biggest competitive advantages has been affordable energy. You need a strong economy and you need affordable energy to fuel that economy.”

Source : "Chevron's CEO: Affordable Energy Is Crucial". Associated Press interview, www.fool.com. December 27, 2012.
“Christians arenâ€™t making a religious claim when they say Jesus rose from the grave. Theyâ€™re making a historical one; theyâ€™re saying that this thing happened just as surely and really as it happened that Julius Caesar became emperor of Rome. Itâ€™s the kind of claim that can be thought about and investigated; it can be judged,”
“What I like about film is it explores imperfections.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“You can learn as much about the history from reading about the present as you can vice versa, that is learning about the present through history, which is what I do for a living.”

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