--- title: "4 Bus Quotes By Jon Gordon" description: "4 Bus quotes by Jon Gordon. Plus more from Jon Gordon and more Bus sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/jon-gordon-1655_all-night_one-time-i-think-it-was-my-third-lesson_948959.jpg" --- > [One time, I think it was my third lesson third or fourth lesson. Kim Parker and he picked me up at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/one-time-i-think-it-was-my-third-lesson-third-or-fourth-lesson-kim/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/jon-gordon-1655_all-night_one-time-i-think-it-was-my-third-lesson_948959.jpg) > [The more energy you spend worrying about the people who didn't get on your bus, the less you will have for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/the-more-energy-you-spend-worrying-about-the-people-who-didn-t-get-on/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/770/jon-gordon-1655_asking_the-more-energy-you-spend-worrying-about_1174599.png) > [Don't waste your energy on those who don't get on your bus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/don-t-waste-your-energy-on-those-who-don-t-get-on-your-bus/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ba/jon-gordon-1655_bus_don-t-waste-your-energy-on-those-who-don_1850565.png) > [Did you know you can take your bus anywhere you want to go? Say yes three times with me. Yes, yes, yes.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/did-you-know-you-can-take-your-bus-anywhere-you-want-to-go-say-yes/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/jon-gordon-1655_beach_did-you-know-you-can-take-your-bus-anywh_2845107.png) ## Other authors on Bus ## More by Jon Gordon > [Joe Henderson, who I maybe, to me, if I had to pick one improviser in my life that I saw live that blew my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/joe-henderson-who-i-maybe-to-me-if-i-had-to-pick-one-improviser-in-my/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [Benny Carter came up to me and said to me, "You know, in the whole history of the alto, I think Phil is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/benny-carter-came-up-to-me-and-said-to-me-you-know-in-the-whole/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [“know that I’m not a human being having a spiritual experience. I’m a spiritual being having a human experience.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/know-that-i-m-not-a-human-being-having-a-spiritual-experience-i-m-a/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [It's very unlikely you're a genius, but, if you're ready to work at it hard and you want to listen to music all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/it-s-very-unlikely-you-re-a-genius-but-if-you-re-ready-to-work-at-it/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [The first jazz cruise that I was on was '91. I played with Maria Schneider and John Fedchock's band. Got to meet some amazing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/the-first-jazz-cruise-that-i-was-on-was-91-i-played-with-maria/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [I just lucked into a lot of good people man. In my life and through friends, and in the music, that really embraced me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-just-lucked-into-a-lot-of-good-people-man-in-my-life-and-through/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [Every morning you have a choice. Are you going to be a positive thinker or a negative thinker? Positive thinking will energize you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/every-morning-you-have-a-choice-are-you-going-to-be-a-positive/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [I was occasionally getting calls for some things. But I would say, 22 to 29 was a lot of scuffling. Hoping to get called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-was-occasionally-getting-calls-for-some-things-but-i-would-say-22/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [Dust on gold doesn't change the nature of gold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/dust-on-gold-doesn-t-change-the-nature-of-gold/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [There are a lot of people that impacted me. I remember hearing Oscar Peterson live at the Blue Note, which was very expensive, but...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/there-are-a-lot-of-people-that-impacted-me-i-remember-hearing-oscar/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [There's a lot of good people out here that want to help you grow and to help the music to continue to grow and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/there-s-a-lot-of-good-people-out-here-that-want-to-help-you-grow-and/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [ Ernie Hayes, Jimmy Lewis, and either Belton Evans or Khalil Mahdi on drums \[were in Sweet Basil\]. All those guys really took care of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/ernie-hayes-jimmy-lewis-and-either-belton-evans-or-khalil-mahdi-on/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [A true leader doesn't lead to gain power. They lead to empower and give power away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/a-true-leader-doesn-t-lead-to-gain-power-they-lead-to-empower-and/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [ We had Bob's \[Gordon\] records, and he's on Clifford Brown's first record as a leader. I believe it was Clifford Brown's first record as… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/we-had-bob-s-gordon-records-and-he-s-on-clifford-brown-s-first-record/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [Another classical music teacher from Performing Arts that I've stayed in contact with is Jonathan Strasser.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/another-classical-music-teacher-from-performing-arts-that-i-ve-stayed/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bus/jon-gordon/#itemlist", "name": "4 Bus Quotes By Jon Gordon", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One time, I think it was my third lesson third or fourth lesson. Kim Parker and he picked me up at the bus station. And she just said, \"Phil [Wood] has been up all night. 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