"In jazz, there is a lot of European influence harmonically."

-- Dexter Gordon

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“When I go back to NFL functions today, I feel a bit on the outside looking in. I played 13 years in the NFL, and I loved it - made a Pro Bowl and went to the playoffs - but I always felt like I was having to knock the door down to get in.”
“Next time someone says, 'Where has big government ever gotten us?' the correct answer is 'Mars.'”
“One of the appeals of markets, as a public philosophy, is they seem to spare us the need to engage in public arguments about the meaning of goods. So markets seem to enable us to be non-judgmental about values. But I think that's a mistake.”
“You are never going to be driven anywhere worthwhile, but you sure as hell drive yourself to a lot of great places. It is up to you to drive yourself there.”
“Yes, but you are still only human.â€ I laughed, the sound of it drowned out by the crunch of rocks as the mountain continued to shudder as though in the throes of birth pangs. â€œSo was Van Helsing, yet in every movie, he beat the vampire in the end. Never underestimate the power of humanity.”
“Fearlessness, absolutely. Discipline. You also need open-minded creativeness that lets everything in. You never want to lose a word or a phrase, yet every one should count. Always the best language possible. And, finally, knowing when to leave it alone. Stop when it's done.”
“A story ... has a sturdy sense of itself of being built out of its own necessity, not just to shelter or beguile you.”
“I never worry about being driven to drink; I just worry about being driven home.”

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