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Me Quotes by Dave Brubeck
- When I was 20, Shostakovich was my favorite composer. I still find his Fifth Symphony wonderful, with its outstanding themes and rhythms. That's the piece…
- If I told you all the people that have secretly told me I've influenced them, you'd never believe it, and you'll never see it in…
- It's like a whole orchestra, the piano for me.
- Do you think Duke Ellington didn't listen to Debussy? Louis Armstrong loved opera, did you know that? Name me a jazz pianist who wasn't influenced…
- My dad was the manager at the 45,000-acre ranch, but he owned his own 1,200-acre ranch, and I owned four cattle that he gave to…
- I prefer no one to teach me. I prefer to swing on my own.
- It's like a whole orchestra, the piano for me. And also it's to me the greatest instrument. I shouldn't say that, but I believe that…
- I started growing up in a hurry and taking a lot of the philosophy I'd heard from church as a kid a lot more seriously…
- When I was first aware that I couldn't read music I didn't know I couldn't read because I could play the music that was in…
- Probably the most profound thing in the Bible is 'Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.' This is what, to me, is…
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto