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Jazz stands for freedom. It's supposed to be the voice of freedom: Get out there and improvise, and take chances, and don't be a perfectionist - leave that to the classical musicians. ↗

— Dave Brubeck

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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 that made me want to be a classical composer. ↗

— Dave Brubeck

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I am supposed to set an example to young players. ↗

— Zinedine Zidane

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The essence of a general's job is to assist in developing a clear sense of purpose to keep the junk from getting in the way of important things. ↗

— Walter F. Ulmer

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Is there any purpose to translating poetry? A poem does not contain information of importance, like a signpost or a warning notice. ↗

— James Buchan

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Unlike despotisms, modern democracies are not supposed promiscuously to accumulate property and then charge their taxpayers to maintain it. But that is what they do. Governments are always trying to extend their responsibilities and their estates, and it is very hard for parliaments to reign them in. ↗

— James Buchan

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It would seem, therefore, that this constitutional safeguard may no longer serve its original purpose, especially when, as we learned last year, some acts of perjury may now be acceptable - in this world, at least, if not the next. ↗

— James L. Buckley

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It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare. ↗

— Edmund Burke

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But we didn't have the financial structure, like the right attorneys, the right managers, the right accountants, and we were going against the grain of what black entertainers is supposed to do. ↗

— Solomon Burke

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I don't use composers. I research music the way I research the photographs or the facts in my scripts. ↗

— Ken Burns

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