"Many fail to realize this great recording industry was built by so-called jazz artists. And at the other end of the spectrum, a base in European classical music as well."

-- Ahmad Jamal

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“When I was a teenager, my self esteem was really low. But when I stood next to Yunho and his crooked teeth, I felt better.”
“Diversity in counsel, unity in command.”

Source : "Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes for an Answer: Managing for Conflict and Consensus". Book by Michael A. Roberto, 2005.
“It wasn't that I was shy to go out with him, I just didn't want people with preconceived notions to assume anything about why we were together. I was pretty careful for a while.”
“I identify as being an independent artist. I think people often forget that Indie is actually short for independent. For me, the word has a meaning more than what it connotes from an industry standpoint.”
“Busted is not the ideal band I'd like to be in by any stretch of the imagination.”

Source : "Busted bust up". www.theguardian.com. January 14, 2005.
“To play one of the main characters in it, it's not the kind of thing you don't do. Oh, I'd rather not play Pippin in Lord of the Rings..., In fact, I'm trying to think - what else would you rather do, you know? I can't actually think of another job that I'd rather do.”
“Itâ€™s hard to remember that Jesus did not come to make us safe, but rather to make us disciples, citizens of Godâ€™s new age, a kingdom of surprise.”
“If you can't make it better, you can laugh at it.”

Source : Time Magazine (1984), later quoted in Jonathon Lazear and Wendy Lazear "Meditations for Parents Who Do Too Much" (p. 22), 1993.

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