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Count Basie practically adopted me at 13. We became...

Count Basie practically adopted me at 13. We became closer and closer and I ended up conducting for him and Sinatra.

Quote by Quincy Jones

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about dignity, people

When she was younger, my mother was quite committed to Roman Catholicism. But she got disillusioned with it and moved closer to something like Buddhist beliefs near the end of her life.

Quote by Ralph Fiennes about mother, end, life

We going bring some people closer together. The world can...

We going bring some people closer together. The world can use a lot of that.

Quote by Mahalia Jackson about use, world, people

The uglier the girl the closer she lives.

The uglier the girl the closer she lives.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about love

Television is actually closer to reality than anything in...

Television is actually closer to reality than anything in books. The madness of TV is the madness of human life.

Quote by Camille Paglia about television, reality, books, human imperfections, life

I'm on the board of directors for Peace Now, which works tirelessly between the Palestinians and the Israelis to create peace in the Middle East and we've never been closer.

Quote by Mandy Patinkin about peace

True religion must fight against Evil in man and be aside him, being the only way to avoid existing Evil of the human self in another type of Evil that will be closer to Good or could even surpass it in Goodness. It will consequently determine...

Quote by Sorin Cerin about religion, self-control, human imperfections, perfection, being, fight, good, good luck, man

A smile is like gravity. It acts at a distance to bring...

A smile is like gravity. It acts at a distance to bring people closer together.

Quote by Mark Amend about smile, people

I feel closer to my Creator Because I constantly create madness With my sense of creativity Yet I fear that a relapse of insatiable insanity Is inevitable eventually.

Quote by Johnny Hampton about creation, creativity, fear, common sense, sense, god

Your eyes will always be closer to your soul than to any...

Your eyes will always be closer to your soul than to any other part of your body except the heart.

Quote by Sorin Cerin about soul, eyes, body, wisdom, heart

None is teh possesor of the truth, but through diolog we...

None is teh possesor of the truth, but through diolog we getting closer to what can be true.

Quote by Marius Torok about truth

Every failure is just another step closer to a win. Never...

Every failure is just another step closer to a win. Never stop trying!

Quote by Robert M. Hensel about failure

The quickest way to succeed is to keep your mistakes...

"The quickest way to succeed is to keep your mistakes closer than your desire for success. " ~ Vikrant Parsai

Quote by Catalin Anuta about advice

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