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There is a very small chance that you might be really brilliant and really talented.
I remember Art Blakey saying to me, "Just remember, we're blessed to do what we do."
Never eat anything out of a bowl in a bar... If it isn't in a package, don't eat it.
A bar is a factory, a marketing organization, and a service organization all in one.
You have no control over other people's taste, so focus on staying true to your own.
On my first day teaching my own classroom, I threw up before I entered the building.
If you tell me your name and date of birth, that's all I need to steal your identity.
I definitely had some moments, where, "Wow, these were some hard chords" on some gig.
Sense of community was really fostered by Larry Laurenzano, who was a great educator.
On 'Bar Rescue,' failure is not an option. I have to try to turn the business around.
All of management's efforts for Kaizen boil down to two words: customer satisfaction.
Control charts are one of the statistical tools for solving quality related problems.
With classical singing you have to put out so much air - you project, you emit force.
It's man's impact on our world that appeals to me more than just nature running wild.
Creativity and freedom are two sides of the same coin. I like the best of both worlds.
Most voters would rather have their purse or wallet stolen than be audited by the IRS.
Phil [Wood] was known for having a little bit of a gruff manner, but he was all heart.
Any business, no matter what it is, lives or dies by the customer reaction it creates.
The hacker mindset doesn't actually see what happens on the other side, to the victim.
My primary goal of hacking was the intellectual curiosity, the seduction of adventure.
I think too many Democrats are too wimpy. But I think they're beginning to toughen up.
Seeking the ideal has a long history, it produces many saints but few paradigm changes.
Anything that does not belong where it is, is an "open loop" pulling on your attention.
Sometimes people go into my business because they like to drink, which - that's insane.
I pretty much stay true to myself and try to find the good in people and not be snarky.
I always knew I'd get caught sooner or later. And I knew I would end up going to prison.
Content pays an ongoing information annuity that other forms of marketing simply do not.
Remember, you have only one ride through life so give it all you got and enjoy the ride.
I never really had a classical saxophone set-up. I just had a middle of the road set up.
See every crack, every detail. I learned to really see and not just look at my business.
We have problems with our physical security, operational security through to management.
I'm reserved, so I've always needed to find a way of opening up. Jazz helped me do that.
Nothing has brought me more love, joy and peace than being a good husband and good daddy.
95% of millennials say their friends are the most credible source of product information.
The wrong personality with the greatest resume in a business will not grow that business.
[Tea Party goers are] just a bunch of wimpy, whiny, weasels who don't love their country.
Believe in better is one of the most powerful words you can use in the business community.
We as Americans assume that big companies are bad, and big power companies are even worse.
Successful people do ordinary things with extraordinary consistency, commitment and focus.
You can tell within a second of entering a bar if it's a place you should spend your time.
The Americans are the most gullible, because they don't like to deny co-workers' requests.
Frankly, I'm more of a researcher, teacher,motivat or, and coach than I am an entrepreneur.
The public wants to know why or why not. They don't want to know how you're going to do it.
Instead of being disappointed about where you are, be optimistic about where you are going.
Being positive won’t guarantee you’ll succeed. But being negative will guarantee you won’t.
The goal is not to be better than anyone else but rather be better than you were yesterday.
Positivity is like a boomerang. The more we put it out there, the more it comes back to us.
Honestly, if I could be anything, I'd love to be a small-business authority type of person.
Not being allowed to use the Internet is kind of like not being allowed to use a telephone.
I didn't spend a lot of time on national security the American people will be glad to know.