"I had this strange belief, perhaps naively, that somehow, if I kept working hard, and I kept doing it with integrity, that I would get my chance." - Michael Buble
source: Interview with Inside Thirteen (March 1, 2010)
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Showing posts with label Motivational. Show all posts
Kenny Burrell Quotes
"My inspiration comes from the message Duke Ellington gave - you are unique, be yourself, put out that thing that is you, then use your work ethic and produce great music." - Kenny Burrell
Benny Goodman Quotes
"If I have something I want to do, I make a business of doing it." - Benny Goodman
source: Interview with American Heritage Magazine (Oct/Nov, 1981)
source: Interview with American Heritage Magazine (Oct/Nov, 1981)
Benny Goodman Quotes
“Whatever you do, don’t stop. Just keep on going. Because one way or the other, if you want to find reasons why you shouldn’t keep on, you’ll find ‘em. The obstacles are all there—there are a million of ‘em. But if you want to do something, you do it anyway, and handle the obstacles as they come." - Benny Goodman (advice to Glenn Miller, when he asked Benny how he managed an orchestra with such great success)
source: Interview with American Heritage Magazine (Oct/Nov, 1981)
source: Interview with American Heritage Magazine (Oct/Nov, 1981)
Artie Shaw Quotes
"Whatever you do in life, aim at perfection. It will not be understood or even appreciated by most people. However, in the long run, the closer you come to achieving your own inner standards of perfection, and they'll be rising all the time, the better you'll be. In your lifetime you will come reasonable close (two or three times) to perfection. I've come about twice where I can say that is as close to perfection as I can get. I consider myself an 80-percent loser, of which I am proud. So, have fun. Get into your life and do what you enjoy and be the best at what you can be. Maybe you won't be successful and rich by the world's standards, but you will have the best life capable of having. If you don't do that, you're cheating yourself." - Artie Shaw
source: Artie Shaw's commencement speech entitled 'Three Chords For Beauty And One To Pay The Rent', given to the graduates at California Lutheran University, 1987.
source: Artie Shaw's commencement speech entitled 'Three Chords For Beauty And One To Pay The Rent', given to the graduates at California Lutheran University, 1987.
Ella Fitzgerald Quotes
"Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong." - Ella Fitzgerald
Wynton Marsalis Quotes
"Don't wish for someone else to do later what you can do now." - Wynton Marsalis
