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People Quotes by Wynton Marsalis
- As long as there is democracy, there will be people wanting to play jazz because nothing else will ever so perfectly capture the democratic process…
- Blues is like the roux in a gumbo. People ask me if jazz always has the blues in it. I say, if it sounds good…
- One thing about excellence, it&Mac226;s an exclusive club. And it&Mac226;s only for those who really want to pay dues to the s--. My daddy told…
- The reason why the music [jazz] is important is because it's an art form-an ancient art form-that takes in the mythology of our people.
- There really have only ever been a few people in each generation who step out, are willing to put themselves on the line, and risk…
- The real power of Jazz is that a group of people can come together and create improvised art and negotiate their agendas... and that negotiation…
- The main three components are the blues, improvisation - which is some kind of element that people are trying to make it up - and…
- Through improvisation, jazz teaches you about yourself. And through swing, it teaches you that other people are individuals too. It teaches you how to coordinate…
- When me and my brother would go to see our daddy playing, there'd be 30 people in the audience. I was only 14 or 15,…
- People have taken time out of their day and spent their money to come sit down at a concert. And it's jazz music-it's not easy…
- The nerves are a problem on trumpet, because when you mess up everyone can hear it. Just remember most people are too polite to say…
- You need a team. You need people to push you. You need opponents.
- I sounded like myself. People be saying I sound like Miles or Clifford Brown.
- I'm just lucky to have the type of friends and musicians and people dedicated to my music that I do.
- I didn't have a philosophical understanding of music until I came to New York. I didn't understand how it applied to my kind and my…
- It's important to address young people in the reopening of New Orleans. In rebuilding, let's revisit the potential of American democracy and American glory.
- We're blues people. And blues never lets tragedy have the last word.
- This music heals people because music is vibration, and the proper vibration heals.
- When people dress well, they play well.
- As a jazz musician, you have individual power to create the sound. You also have a responsibility to function in the context of other people…
More People Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle