"When I auditioned for my high school band the band director was excited because my father was known to be a great musician. When he heard me, he said 'Are you sure you're Ellis's son?'"

-- Wynton Marsalis

#Father Quotes #School Quotes #Son Quotes

“Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it.”
“ANARCHY, or the government of each man by himself or as the English say, self -government.”
“Rent control is one policy that economists universally would oppose. It is a grossly inefficient way of allocating housing space and, of course, it inhibits construction and creates the very thing it is supposed to alleviate. It is one of those things where people simply don't understand simple economics and, therefore, put in for political reasons what will damage the very people that it is designed to help. Minimum wage levels are another classic example.”

Source : Source: www.aims.ca
“If you reach deeply into yourself, you are reaching into the very essence of mankind.”

Source : Joseph Jaworski (2011). “Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership”, p.80, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
“It was all a back-handed blessing, and my friends were the ones who kept the faith, read my work, and urged me to submit it to publishers by sending it out for me - they would not hear no for an answer.”
“If a star or studio chief or any other great movie personages find themselves sitting among a lot of nobodies, they get frightened - as if somebody was trying to demote them.”
“We don't really have a star system in Canada, so to try and get people to watch your show or stand-up is always a challenge. That's the trick.”

Source : Source: www.realstylenetwork.com
“One of the greatest joys in life is watching a child laugh”

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