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Quote by George Gershwin

“Life is a lot like jazz. It's best when you improvise.”

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George Gershwin was an American composer known for his unique musical style and his integration of jazz into classical music. His works, including 'Rhapsody in Blue' and 'Porgy and Bess,' have had a profound impact on 20th-century music. more

“How do you feel about a person when you're talking over the phone? If you know them, or if you don't know them, do you get something, do you put that into words of your own, from what they say, or from what you think? Or if it were music over the radio, have you ever tried to think how it would look?”

Ifs Thinking Knows Feels Looks Persons Talking Phones Radio

Author:Arthur Dove

“I should like to take the wind and water and sand as a motif and work with them, but it has to be simplified in most cases to colour and force lines, just as music has done with sound.”

Should Done Force Sound Water Lines Cases Wind Colour Sand Motifs

Author:Arthur Dove

“I know that knowledge and intelligence are not the same thing - but they do live in the same neighborhood. I know once again, firsthand, the joy of learning.”

Knows Joy Education Neighborhood Joy Of Learning

Book:The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World

Source: The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World

“Med students panic their first year when they learn all the diseases. It's not until the second year that they learn the cures.”

Years Firsts Students Health Disease Cures Panic Meds

Book:Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection

Source: Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection

“My immune system has always been overly welcoming of germs. It's far too polite, the biological equivalent of a southern hostess inviting y'all nice microbes to stay awhile and have some artichoke dip.”

Nice Health Welcome Southern Polite Immune Inviting Germs Dip Immune System Microbes Hostesses Artichokes

Book:Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection

Source: Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection

“I know that history is simultaneously a bloody mess and a collection of feats so inspiring and amazing they make you proud to share the same DNA structure with the rest of humanity. I know you'd better focus on the good stuff or you're screwed.”

Knows Humanity Stuff History Focus Share Proud Structure Mess Collections Bloody Dna Feats

Book:The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World

Source: The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World

“I'm addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there's so damn much about myself to improve.”

Self Self Improvement Improvement Obsession Damn

Author:A. J. Jacobs

“How do you gag the voice in your head that says, 'You don't have to [do it] today. There's always tomorrow.'?”

Today Voice Tomorrow Procrastination Gags

Book:Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection

Source: Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection

“Paintings! They're like TV, but they don't move.”

Moving Technology Painting Tvs

Author:A. J. Jacobs

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