"I just went to Harvard a little while,……" — Billy Eckstine
"I just went to Harvard a little while, because I graduated from Armstrong High School in Washington and then I went up there but I didn't stay that long because I went into show business."
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25 Quotes by Billy Eckstine
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You know, times change and the elements change along with it. The elements of success. And my son's very successful.…
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When you're playing music, say for instance, you're playing a part of the band and you're looking at your music,…
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My youngest daughter sings. She's going to be very good. She's graduated from Music School and she's been working down…
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I was still in school at the time and Cab was very popular and everybody was doing Cab Calloway so…
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Bud Johnson, God rest his soul of fame, a tenor saxophonist. Bud was always a big, big, big booster of…
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When Byrd came out of there, he had written a lot things while he was in the hospital.
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... Geniuses have a little extra something. There's that little something that you know is a little different.
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I think a song that's got something to say. I'm not much on gimmicks. I never have been because they…
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I knew exactly what I was, and there was no hang-up with me. None whatsoever. The fact that the pigment…
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I was so enamored with the idea of being in show business so everything was bright to me. I mean,…
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I'm a firm believer and I think my religion is inside.
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I'm used to hearing myself. My own voice.
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More Armstrong Quotes
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Do you think Duke Ellington didn't listen to Debussy? Louis Armstrong loved opera, did you know that? Name me a…
— Dave Brubeck
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Armstrong described the lunar surface as 'beautiful.' I thought to myself, 'It's not really beautiful. It's magnificent that we're here,…
— Buzz Aldrin
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I'm no Lance Armstrong, but I do use a bike to get from place to place in Manhattan, a little…
— David Byrne
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Lance Armstrong, the famous cyclist and more importantly, cancer survivor, has said 'if you ever get a second chance for…
— Michael N. Castle
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I listened to King Oliver and I listened to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane,…
— Eric Clapton
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You ask: What is it that philosophers have called qualitative states? I answer, only half in jest: As Louis Armstrong…
— Unknown Author
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Louis Armstrong changed all the brass players around, but after Bird, all of the instruments had to change - drums,…
— Unknown Author
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If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He…
— Duke Ellington
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If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He…
— Duke Ellington
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I had a dream that Louis Armstrong was playing the 'Swept Away' melody. I have no idea where it came…
— Scott Avett
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For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request. Honor his example…
— Neil Armstrong
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To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, the three astronauts from Apollo 11 visited the White House. Neil…
— Conan O'Brien
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