--- title: "17 Littles Quotes By Jon Gordon" description: "17 Littles quotes by Jon Gordon. Plus more from Jon Gordon and more Littles sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56b/jon-gordon-1655_80s_there-were-a-lot-of-great-things-you-cou_3062425.jpg" --- > [ There were a lot of great things you could go and hear for very little money at the time \[ '80s\]. Mike… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/there-were-a-lot-of-great-things-you-could-go-and-hear-for-very/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56b/jon-gordon-1655_80s_there-were-a-lot-of-great-things-you-cou_3062425.jpg) > [ Phil \[Wood\] was known for having a little bit of a gruff manner, but he was all heart. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/phil-wood-was-known-for-having-a-little-bit-of-a-gruff-manner-but-he/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/jon-gordon-1655_bits_phil-wood-was-known-for-having-a-little_2380492.png) > [ We \[with my mother\] listened to music when I was a kid. We listened to a little bit of Bob's \[Gordon\] music,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/we-with-my-mother-listened-to-music-when-i-was-a-kid-we-listened-to-a/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dc/jon-gordon-1655_bits_we-with-my-mother-listened-to-music-when_1286460.png) > [If you go with that spirit, good things will come for you. If you go into it with an assumption that you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/if-you-go-with-that-spirit-good-things-will-come-for-you-if-you-go/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c38/jon-gordon-1655_assumption_if-you-go-with-that-spirit-good-things-w_2875903.png) > [I don't know that there was a moment, like one specific moment where I was like "Ugh. Now what do I do?"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-don-t-know-that-there-was-a-moment-like-one-specific-moment-where-i/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b6/jon-gordon-1655_ask-for-help_i-don-t-know-that-there-was-a-moment-lik_2143564.png) > [ \[My mother\] told me a little bit about the scene out there and I think, as a small child, I just always… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/my-mother-told-me-a-little-bit-about-the-scene-out-there-and-i-think/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd4/jon-gordon-1655_bits_my-mother-told-me-a-little-bit-about-the_2939919.png) > [ I'm very gratified that I had my little 15 minutes,or whatever \[at the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition\]. It certainly didn't make… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-m-very-gratified-that-i-had-my-little-15-minutes-or-whatever-at-the/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fd/jon-gordon-1655_bits_i-m-very-gratified-that-i-had-my-little_744660.png) > [ I'm reaching a certain level \[at school\] that I had been aspiring to with all these incredibly advanced classical peers around me… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-m-reaching-a-certain-level-at-school-that-i-had-been-aspiring-to/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/949/jon-gordon-1655_able_i-m-reaching-a-certain-level-at-school-t_662774.png) > [I had a lot of bad habits in how I was playing the horn. And I slowly, in high school and college,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-had-a-lot-of-bad-habits-in-how-i-was-playing-the-horn-and-i-slowly/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e39/jon-gordon-1655_bad-habit_i-had-a-lot-of-bad-habits-in-how-i-was-p_2578139.jpg) > [There were some things I was going and doing in Europe a little bit. Some festivals that brought me over. That was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/there-were-some-things-i-was-going-and-doing-in-europe-a-little-bit/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d7/jon-gordon-1655_bits_there-were-some-things-i-was-going-and-d_3160370.png) > [A tenor player named Bud Revels there at the time. A lot of really nice associations amongst the students. Garry Dial was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/a-tenor-player-named-bud-revels-there-at-the-time-a-lot-of-really/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f32/jon-gordon-1655_art_a-tenor-player-named-bud-revels-there-at_1042060.png) > [Barry Harris had a club called Jazz Cultural Theater and there were sessions there on a regular basis. I remember being there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/barry-harris-had-a-club-called-jazz-cultural-theater-and-there-were/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/053/jon-gordon-1655_bases_barry-harris-had-a-club-called-jazz-cult_763311.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 was able to go over \[Saxophone Competition\] and work a little more in Europe. I'm thankful that those of kinds of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-was-able-to-go-over-saxophone-competition-and-work-a-little-more-in/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72b/jon-gordon-1655_able_i-was-able-to-go-over-saxophone-competit_3208464.png) > [I have worked in the homes of many successful people and have seen firsthand that everyone fails in life, but failure can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-have-worked-in-the-homes-of-many-successful-people-and-have-seen/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/918/jon-gordon-1655_adversity_i-have-worked-in-the-homes-of-many-succe_1107057.png) > [What I feel the most confident about as a teacher, whatever my strengths and weaknesses are. The fact that I got to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/what-i-feel-the-most-confident-about-as-a-teacher-whatever-my/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37c/jon-gordon-1655_able_what-i-feel-the-most-confident-about-as_1184993.jpg) > [I did, I was in Europe a lot. I would say, mid 20s to late 30s. Less so in the last ten…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-did-i-was-in-europe-a-lot-i-would-say-mid-20s-to-late-30s-less-so/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c8/jon-gordon-1655_europe_i-did-i-was-in-europe-a-lot-i-would-say_2143471.png) ## Other authors on Littles ## 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/littles/jon-gordon/#itemlist", "name": "17 Littles Quotes By Jon Gordon", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There were a lot of great things you could go and hear for very little money at the time [ '80s]. 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