"That night at Carnegie Hall was a great……" — Benny Goodman
"That night at Carnegie Hall was a great experience. When the thing was first put up to me I was a little dubious, not knowing just what would be expected of us."
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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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If a guy's got it, let him give it. I'm selling music, not prejudice.
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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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More Carnegie Quotes
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As a parent and a citizen, I'll take a Bill Gates (or Warren Buffett) over Steve Jobs every time. If…
— Eric Alterman
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A man who was generous with his wealth. It has been reported that during his lifetime, Carnegie gave away over…
— Andrew Carnegie
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Last night at Carnegie Hall, Jack Benny played Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn lost.
— Harold C. Schonberg
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I would walk into the Carnegie Library and I would see the pictures of Booker T. and pictures of Frederick…
— Clarence Thomas
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Road racing is rock 'n roll; track is Carnegie Hall.
— Marty Liquori
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I'm going to Iowa for an award. Then I'm appearing at Carnegie Hall, it's sold out. Then I'm sailing to…
— Groucho Marx
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Not Carnegie, Vanderbilt, and Astor together could have raised money enough to buy a quarter share in my little dogs.
— Ernest Thompson Seton
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In the 1920s, everyone wanted to be a celebrity. Everyone wanted to be like Babe Ruth or Charles Lindbergh. ...…
— Unknown Author
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I did theater at Carnegie, and in Pittsburgh and New York.
— Laura San Giacomo
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An epigram is only a wisecrack that's played at Carnegie Hall.
— Oscar Levant
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I feel I have had a very interesting life, but I am rather hoping there is still more to come.…
— Jeffrey Archer
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One, Andrew Carnegie said, ‘He who dies with wealth dies in shame.’ And someone once said, ‘He who gives while…
— Eli Broad
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