--- title: "5 Junior high Quotes By Jon Gordon" description: "5 Junior high quotes by Jon Gordon. Plus more from Jon Gordon and more Junior high sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d9/jon-gordon-1655_art_families-that-i-lived-with-a-little-bit_467455.png" --- > [Families that I lived with a little bit in junior high and quite a bit in high school and college. Just to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/families-that-i-lived-with-a-little-bit-in-junior-high-and-quite-a/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d9/jon-gordon-1655_art_families-that-i-lived-with-a-little-bit_467455.png) > [I finally got to junior high and I got to start saxophone. There were a few of us that were in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-finally-got-to-junior-high-and-i-got-to-start-saxophone-there-were/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64b/jon-gordon-1655_band_i-finally-got-to-junior-high-and-i-got-t_766633.png) > [There are great jazz educators that I meet all the time. I met a guy named Paul Luchessi who has a high…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/there-are-great-jazz-educators-that-i-meet-all-the-time-i-met-a-guy/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19b/jon-gordon-1655_blown-away_there-are-great-jazz-educators-that-i-me_952270.jpg) > [ Larry \[ Laurenzano\] said to me one day near the end of junior high, "Jon, are you Jewish?" I said, "No." And… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/larry-laurenzano-said-to-me-one-day-near-the-end-of-junior-high-jon/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/jon-gordon-1655_ends_larry-laurenzano-said-to-me-one-day-near_1728956.png) > [ \[Larry Laurenzano\] gave me a junior high school saxophone to take to high school, because I was always taking one of our… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/larry-laurenzano-gave-me-a-junior-high-school-saxophone-to-take-to/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/217/jon-gordon-1655_art_larry-laurenzano-gave-me-a-junior-high-s_1950287.png) ## 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/junior-high/jon-gordon/#itemlist", "name": "5 Junior high Quotes By Jon Gordon", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Families that I lived with a little bit in junior high and quite a bit in high school and college. Just to have a safe, sane space with food and things like that. 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