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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“And of course we are familiar with the English common law rule of thumb that said a man could in fact use a stick no bigger than his thumb to discipline his wife and family.”
“We started focusing on this in earnest late summer and early fall. I can build more power plants. In the 12 years before us, not a single plant of major consequence was built.”
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