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" We looked up to our father. He still is much greater than us. "

Wynton Marsalis

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" Don't wish for someone else to do later what you can do now. "

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" In the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra we play such a diversity of music, with 10 arrangers in the band, we don't really worry about whether it's contemporary or not. "

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" We should all aspire in life to do a multitude of things well - to be a great father, to be a good husband, to be a good lover, you know, to try to do things the best you can is very important to me. "

" I feel that for years of teaching in the country and reading criticism in books, I feel like the things most needed in our culture are the understanding of the meanings of our music. We haven't done that good of job teaching our kids what our music means or how we developed our taste in music that reminds us and teaches us who we are. "

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" There was one thing Beethoven didn't do. When one of his string quartets was played, you can believe the second violin wasn't improvising. "

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" Because the blues is the basis of most American music in the 20th century. It's a 12-bar form that's played by jazz, bluegrass and country musicians. It has a rhythmic vocabulary that's been used by rock n' roll. It's related to spirituals, and even the American fiddle tradition. "

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" My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life. "

" When I first came to New York everybody on the scene would treat me like I could play, but I couldn't. "

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" I admire my father greatly. "

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" I'm a good dad; I spend a lot of time with my kids. "

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" We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is participation. "

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" I was raised by my father; I was daddy's girl. "

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" I dress up a certain way because I respect the music. "

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