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“Contrary to several conflicting stories, I got the name "Count" right in Kansas City in 1936 while at the Reno Club. I was known as Bill Basie at that time. One night, while we were broadcasting, the announcer called me to the microphone for those usual few words of introduction. He commented that Bill Basie was a rather ordinary name, and further that there were a couple of well-known bandleaders named Earl Hines and Duke Ellington. Then he said, `Bill, I think I'll call you Count Basie from now on. Is that all right with you?' I thought he was kidding, shrugged my shoulders and replied, `OK.'”
Count Basie
“Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed”
Benjamin Franklin
“I've turned down a lot of stuff. I've read several scripts and said "That's not me, I'm not interested in doing that." It's got to be something that inspires me and captures my imagination. I want to be able to say "There's a challenge."”
Karl Urban
“The severity of the sentences serves as an ominous reminder of the consequences of misconduct. Executives engage in cost-benefit analysis every day. It's not surprising that they would be more responsive to deterrence.”
Christopher Wray
“This whole thing is like a cross between a very severe virus and getting married.”
Emma Thompson
“You must show him, by leaving him severely alone.”
Charles Stewart Parnell
“It is a supply issue, and it's supply of several technologies, ... The Japanese have shown a little bit of a predatory approach.”
Jim Padilla
“Before I compose a piece, I walk around it several times, accompanied by myself.”
Erik Satie
“A priest's belly is made up of several sheepskins.”
Russian Proverb
“A severed foot is the perfect stocking stuffer.”
Mitch Hedberg
