"If a guy's got it, let him give……" — Benny Goodman
"If a guy's got it, let him give it. I'm selling music, not prejudice."
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15 Quotes by Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman has 15 quotes on this site.
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Creativity grows out of two things: curiosity & imagination.
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Too many young musicians today want to win polls before they learn their instruments.
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After you’ve done all the work and prepared as much as you can, what the hell, you might as well go out…
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It takes the black keys and the white keys both, to make perfect harmony.
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One way or the other, if you want to find reasons why you shouldn’t keep on, you’ll find ‘em. The obstacles are…
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To this day, I don't like people walking on stage not looking good. You have to look good. If you…
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People have often said to me, 'You're so relaxed when you play.' Relaxed my elbow. It's practice.
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If you want to do something, you do it anyway, and handle the obstacles as they come.
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I don't have any great love for Chicago. What the hell, a childhood around Douglas Park isn't very memorable. I…
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I remember Glenn Miller coming to me once, before he had his own band, saying, How do you do it?…
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Sometimes when you start losing detail, whether it's in music or in life, something as small as failing to be…
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As soon as it was understood that we could handle things in our own way, it was the thrill of…
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Most people would rather give than get affection.
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I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best service.
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Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They…
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Give yourself something to work toward - constantly.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great…
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If a superior give any order to one who is under him which is against that man's conscience, although he…
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Hitherto I have courted Truth with a kind of Romantick Passion, in spite of all Difficulties and Discouragements: for knowledge…
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The climate, the economic situation, rising birth rates; none of these things give me a lot of hope or reason…
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