"The other saxophones, except as solo instruments, really don't have much point in the orchestra"

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Gerry Mulligan

#Orchestra Quotes #Saxophone Quotes #Solo Quotes

“I wonder why it is that we so often imprison ourselves in the opinions of other people. There can be no punishment worse than conspiring in our own diminishment.”
“Bitterness and resentment only hurt one person, and it's not the person we're resenting - it's us.”

Source : "How I Survived My Divorce From Rod Stewart" by Alana Stewart, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 1, 2012.
“Like an army defeated the snow hath retreated.”
“True wisdom knows it must comprise some nonsense as a compromise, lest fools should fail to find it wise.”
“All of my life I've spent a lot of time with gay men - Montgomery Clift, Jimmy Dean, Rock Hudson - who are my colleagues, coworkers, confidantes, my closest friends, but I never thought of who they slept with! They were just the people I loved. I could never understand why they couldn't be afforded the same rights and protections as all of the rest of us. There is no gay agenda, it's a human agenda”
“Re-writing is different from writing. Original writing is very difficult.”
“We believe that man's value - as every creature's value, ultimately - lies not in the mere intellect but in the spirit: in the capacity to reflect that which, for lack of a more precise word, we choose to call â€œthe divine,â€ i.e. that which is true and beautiful beyond all manifestation, that which remains timeless (and therefore unchangeable) within all changes.”

Source : Savitri Devi (2010). “The Lightning and the Sun”, p.5, Lulu.com
“If you think Independence Day is America's defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves that title, hands-down.”

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