When I got my band in 1983, I knew what I had to do. If I'm going to have a big band, they're going to have to sound equally as good as what I'm used to hearing. ~Illinois Jacquet
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Take heed: you do not find what you do not seek. ~English Proverb
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You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. They got used to their way of life. Now, the traditional way of life must change. Everybody must change. If you don't give equal rights to women, you can't progress. ~Shimon Peres
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One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb
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On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success. ~Martin Van Buren
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All good things must come to an end. ~English Proverb
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A hungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverb
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A proverb is the child of experience. ~English Proverb
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I had a handful of records, but when I was 11 years old, I liked Puccini as much as Little Richard. They both made sense to me. ~Patti Smith
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If you believe everything you read, better not read. ~Japanese Proverb
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A good maxim is never out of season. ~English Proverb
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A stumble may prevent a fall. ~English Proverb
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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. ~English Proverb
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You can make the dream bigger than the night. ~Yiddish Proverb
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About medications that are drunk or applied to wounds it is worth learning from everyone; for people do not discover these by reasoning but by chance, and experts not more than laymen. ~Hippocrates
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After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile. ~English Proverb
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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Clogs to clogs in three generations. ~English Proverb
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Time gives good advice. ~Proverb
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York. ~Roy Ayers
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I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. ~Jewish Proverb
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Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~Slovakian Proverb
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You are only as old as you feel. ~English Proverb
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Many a true word is spoken in jest. ~English Proverb
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