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Duke Ellington: You've got to...

Duke Ellington: You've got to...

You've got to find some way of saying it without saying it.

Source: In Talking...

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Duke Ellington: There are two...

Duke Ellington: There are two...

There are two kinds of worries -- those you can do something about and those you can't. Don't spend any time on the...

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Duke Ellington: Fate is being...

Duke Ellington: Fate is being...

Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young.

Source:...

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Milton Berle: I just got...

Milton Berle: I just got...

I just got wonderful news from my real estate agent in Florida. They found land on my...

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Milton Berle: We owe a...

Milton Berle: We owe a...

We owe a lot to Thomas Edison -- if it wasn't for him, we'd be watching television by...

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Benny Hill: Roses are reddish<br>Violets...

Benny Hill: Roses are reddish
Violets...

Roses are reddish
Violets are bluish
If it weren't for Christmas
We'd all be...

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Harry Lauder: O! it's nice...

Harry Lauder: O! it's nice...

O! it's nice to get up in the mornin',
But it's nicer to stay in bed.


Source:...

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Jimmy Durante: Be awfully nice...

Jimmy Durante: Be awfully nice...

Be awfully nice to them going up, because you're gonna meet them all coming down.

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Jeff Foxworthy: Changing a diaper...

Jeff Foxworthy: Changing a diaper...

Changing a diaper is a lot like getting a present from your grandmother -- you're not sure what you've got but you're...

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Charlie Parker: Don't play the...

Charlie Parker: Don't play the...

Don't play the saxophone. Let it play you.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Willie Nelson: I never gave...

Willie Nelson: I never gave...

I never gave up on country music because I knew what I was doing was not that bad.

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Alice Childress: Writers are encouraged...

Alice Childress: Writers are encouraged...

Writers are encouraged to keep 'em laughing and complain with good humor in order to win allies. The joke is always on...

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Alice Childress: The twisted circumstances...

Alice Childress: The twisted circumstances...

The twisted circumstances under which we live is grist for the writing mill, the loving, hating and discovering,...

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Alice Childress: It becomes almost...

Alice Childress: It becomes almost...

It becomes almost second nature to be on guard against the creative pattern of our own...

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Clifton Fadiman: My son is...

Clifton Fadiman: My son is...

My son is 7 years old. I am 54. It has taken me a great many years to reach that age. I am more respected in the...

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Herman J Mankiewicz: It is the...

Herman J Mankiewicz: It is the...

It is the only disease you don't look forward to being cured of.

Source: Referring...

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Billie Holiday: Somebody once said...

Billie Holiday: Somebody once said...

Somebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what's more than enough.

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Naomi Judd: There are many...

Naomi Judd: There are many...

There are many paths but only one journey.

Source: In The Book of Country Music...

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Ronnie Milsap: Music is not...

Ronnie Milsap: Music is not...

Music is not just my passion it's my companion.

Source: In The Book of Country...

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Linda Ronstadt: We were raised...

Linda Ronstadt: We were raised...

We were raised with the idea that we had limitless chances and we got very shocked to learn that wasn't the...

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