"We were all influenced by Lester [Young]. Listen to the records that he made with [Count] Basie. Nobody's got what he's got. He's still the daddy."

-- Zoot Sims

#Daddy Quotes #Records Quotes #Made Quotes

“Judging by opinion polls, Israel has bigger problems than me. It is among the most hated countries on the planet. It should stop acting like a lunatic state. Once it carries on like a normal country, I will be happily redirect my energies elsewhere.”
“You destroy the initiative of the working people if they don't feel they have a fighting chance to be a part of the American Dream.”
“I'm a sex addict. It's my cross to bear. It's a real disease with doctors and medicine and everything!”
“Why did I come here? I thought. Why is it always only a matter of choosing between something bad and something worse?”
“I will set a target for the reduction of (government) employees ... I will implement the reduction of the total personnel costs of the employees.”
“People have said to me, You can't write songs. You can't play an instrument. But I've got 10 gold records.”
“One always begins to forgive a place as soon as it's left behind.”
“age means nothing. If anything I feel that I'm still a child: eternity and childhood are my ages.”

Source : Marguerite Yourcenar, Matthieu Galey (1984). “With Open Eyes: Conversations with Matthieu Galey”, Boston : Beacon Press

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