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WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER HANDY I think America concedes that true American music has sprung from the Negro. WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER HANDY You've got to appreciate the things that come from the art of the Negro and from the heart of th... WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER HANDY Nature was my kindergarten. WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER HANDY The blues - the sound of a sinner on revival day. WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER HANDY The moment will arrive when you are comfortable with who you are, and what you are– bald or old or... CHARLES B. 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 Many artists and writers have used cannabis for creative stimulation - from the writers of the world... JACK HERER I hope people think of me as a bit older. I do have a beard. That makes me look very old. JACK WHITEHALL With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and 60. JACK NICHOLSON The financial crisis is a stark reminder that transparency and disclosure are essential in today'... JACK REED The only two things you can truly depend upon are gravity and greed. JACK PALANCE Perfectionists are their own devils. JACK KIRBY Control your own destiny or someone else will. JACK WELCH I believe that people make their own luck by great preparation and good strategy. JACK CANFIELD If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings and put compensatio... JACK WELCH Mankind is like dogs, not gods - as long as you don't get mad they'll bite you - but stay ma... JACK KEROUAC If I have a weakness, it's probably ice cream. That's where I get lax, sloppy. I'll snea... JACK NICKLAUS It was only after the Grimms published two editions primarily for adults that they changed their att... JACK ZIPES Though the Grimms kept about 100 of the tales from the first edition, they changed them a good deal. JACK ZIPES In 1995, I founded a storytelling program for children called Neighborhood Bridges in collaboration ... JACK ZIPES I have a daughter, Hanna, and I never read fairy tales to her. But I did tell her bedtime tales and ... JACK ZIPES 'Once Upon a Time', 'Mirror Mirror' - those shows and films focus on women and their... JACK ZIPES Fairy tales are with us day in and day out, not just in commercials, but references in the theater, ... JACK ZIPES The Grimm collections were never intended for children. Not because kids were excluded, but because ... JACK ZIPES Almost every single commercial on television for shampoo, sports shoes, drinks, food, clothes, perfu... JACK ZIPES What the Greeks and Romans considered myths, we consider fairy tales. We can see how very clearly th... JACK ZIPES Until I was diagnosed with mouth cancer, I'd never heard of it. JACK WILD I guess I'll go to my grave as the Dodger, but at least I've made my mark on show-business h... JACK WILD I'm thought of as a celebrity. Everything I've ever done... has been for children. As long a... JACK WILD I look at what I've gone through in my career and I really shouldn't be talking to you now. ... JACK WILD I'd definitely be up for 'EastEnders.' Just the same as I would if 'Coronation Stree... JACK WILD It's very hard not to let fame affect you because you are continually being told how good you ar... JACK WILD There is no buzz like performing for a live audience. JACK WILD At an age when most youngsters are preparing for their GCSEs, I was suddenly a jet-setter, briefly t... JACK WILD My lifestyle had made me a walking time bomb. JACK WILD I know who Jack Whittaker is. And some days I don't like who I am. JACK WHITTAKER It doesn't bother me because I can tell everyone to kiss off. JACK WHITTAKER