#mit

When Hank Jones had his night off, I would get somebody to take my place as intermission pianist and I'd play the show with Ella, so I would get a chance to play with Ray Brown and Charlie Smith as well. ↗

— George Shearing

#chance #charlie #ella #get #had

In an undertone, I murmured, "This isn't over. I won't give up on you." "I've given up on you," he said back, voice also soft. "Love fades. Mine has. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#heartbreak #rose-hathaway #love

It wasn't about the money. I just wanted them to admit it was their fault. ↗

— Barry Sheene

#admit #fault #i #just #money

Well, you might as well imitate your own program because if you don't, someone else will. ↗

— Allan Sherman

#else #imitate #might #own #program

It's time for a new National Anthem. America is divided into two definite divisions. The easy thing to cop out with is sayin' black and white. You can see a black person. But now to get down to the nitty-gritty, it's getting' to be old and young - not the age, but the way of thinking. Old and new, actually... because there's so many even older people that took half their lives to reach a certain point that little kids understand now. ↗

— Jimi Hendrix

#equality #humanity #society #age

I truly loved doing the videos, but it has been hard hearing all the time that you're just the Aerosmith chick. ↗

— Alicia Silverstone

#been #chick #doing #hard #hearing

Albert Camus, a great humanist and existentialist voice, pointed out that to commit to a just cause with no hope of success is absurd. But then, he also noted that not committing to a just cause is equally absurd. But only one choice offers the possibility for dignity. And dignity matters. Dignity matters. ↗

— David Simon

#albert #also #cause #choice #commit

I've been very clear. I won. I didn't commit the crime. ↗

— O. J. Simpson

#clear #commit #crime #i #very

When lip service to some mysterious deity permits bestiality on Wednesday and absolution on Sunday, cash me out. ↗

— Frank Sinatra

#cash #deity #lip #lip service #me

We are a coalition government, and that limits our options in some ways. Privatization happens to be one such area. ↗

— Manmohan Singh

#coalition #government #happens #limits #options