I think America concedes that true American music has sprung from the Negro.
William Christopher Handy
Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in, you won't get anything out.
William Christopher Handy
Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it.
William Christopher Handy
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“Corporal punishment is as humiliating for him who gives it as for him who receives it; it is ineffective besides. Neither shame nor physical pain have any other effect than a hardening one.”
“Since the events of September 11, we've rightfully changed our military strategy so we're now taking the fight to those individuals who aim to do us harm, rather than waiting for another atrocious attack to happen.”
| Mortimer Adler, Philosopher (1902) |
| Spencer Bachus, Politician (1947) |
| Guy Debord, Writer (1931) |
| Arthur Eddington, Scientist (1882) |
| Max Hastings, Journalist (1945) |
| Roy Hattersley, Statesman (1932) |
| Tim Johnson, Politician (1946) |
| Nigel Kennedy, Musician (1956) |
| Stan Lee, Writer (1922) |
| John Legend, Musician (1978) |
| Hervey Allen, Author (1949) |
| Pierre Bayle, Philosopher (1706) |
| Clarence Day, Author (1935) |
| George Gissing, Novelist (1903) |