"There is no art without a poetic aim."

-- Edouard Vuillard

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“There used to be a club in new york called Bradley's - I've never been there, it closed in the 80's - but I used to study with Junior Mance, and he would tell me about Bradley's. It was a very important place for a generation of jazz musicians in New York. It was really all about pianists there.”

Source : Source: revive-music.com
“People have always thought that I wasn't ambitious. They judged by appearances and were fooled. I was competitive. I wanted success and was willing to work for it.”
“The virtuoso element in jazz playing, all those very fast runs in the upper extremes, simply doesn't appeal to me. That's why I don't want to make my concerto "virtuosic" in the sense of a technical show-off. I want a beautiful sound and a melodic and lyrical line. I am more interested in the way someone can play musically.”
“I don't know if I'm a strict parent or a pushover.”
“In football we always said that the other team couldn't beat us. We had to be sure that we didn't beat ourselves. And that's what people have to do, too-make sure they don't beat themselves.”

Source : Woody Hayes' commencement speech at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, www.graduationwisdom.com. March 14, 1986.
“The Bible will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from the Bible.”
“Some people really need to be taught some manners," he said disdainfully. I stared up at him. "Would you really have gotten in a fight for me?" "Of course." He didn't hesitate. "But there were four of them." "Beth, I'd take on Megatron's army to protect you." "Who?”
“We are not the person other people wish we were. We are who we decide to be.”

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