"I cringed when I heard myself described as a Jazz singer. I've always thought of myself as a Jazz vocalist."

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Source : John Gray (2012). “Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: A Practical Guide for Improving Communication and Getting What You Want in Your Relationships”, p.2, HarperCollins UK

Cassandra Wilson

#Music Quotes #Singers Quotes #Jazz Quotes

“Truth: We are the present. We are now. We are the razor's edge of history. The future flies at us and from that dark blur we shape the past. And the past is forever.”
“A bad decision well implemented is better than a brilliant decision not well implemented.”
“Let us be submissive to Providence, He will see to our affairs in His own time and in His own way”
“We need to move beyond the demonisation of overpaid traders ... In finance and economics, ill-designed policy is a more powerful force for harm than individual greed or error.”
“My philosophy has always remained the same, it's about creating calm balanced environments based on Eastern cultures, ie order and creation of harmony. How people feel in a space is as important as the way it looks, one can't be without the other to succeed.”
“Good people drink good beer.”
“Everyone was like, "Why do you need to meet someone on Match.com?" My response was, "I certainly don't need to meet more of the same broke, acting class guys that I'd been dating my whole life." I needed to change that whole paradigm. So, I decided to meet some corporate guys and see how that worked. So, I went on Match, but I didn't put a picture up, because I'm on television, and I didn't want anybody contacting me for the wrong reasons. So, I had to do the hunting, as it were. I didn't anticipate meeting my husband online, but there he was. And it all worked out!”

Source : "Essence Atkins - The "Are We There Yet?" Interview". Interview with Kam Williams, aalbc.com.
“Prototype as if you are right. Listen as if you are wrong.”

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