There are some musicians who are talented and see themselves as some kind of natural geniuses or something because of a certain amount of natural ability. But that is often rarely the case over the long term.


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Being first lady is the hardest unpaid job in the world.
PAT NIXON
I've been blessed with a wonderful husband, two caring daughters and sons-in-law, and four reall...
PAT NIXON
I'm in semi-retirement, but what am I going to retire to? I don't ride horses, I don't g...
PAT MORITA
I went from being an ailing child to a public enemy.
PAT MORITA
Only in America could you get away with the kind of comedy I did.
PAT MORITA
I didn't have a childhood.
PAT MORITA
I began in an era where four-letter words were not allowed.
PAT MORITA
A lot happens in 20 years.
PAT MORITA
Thanks to the Japanese and Geronimo, John Wayne became a millionaire.
PAT MORITA
I still have a young attitude.
PAT MORITA
The idea of a Japanese comedian was not only a rarity, it was non-existent.
PAT MORITA
It's been a career filled with very low valleys and some wonderful, high peaks.
PAT MORITA
I don't know of any other creature on earth other than man that will sit in a corner and cry bec...
PAT MORITA
Hip Nip just sounds groovy. A drummer laid it on me.
PAT MORITA
You may have heard that back in the States there are some people who are smoking grass. I don't ...
PAT MORITA
I never was able to do karate. That's calling me a good actor. I act like I can do anything.
PAT MORITA
Media and technology are our greatest assets. And yet, they are our most undervalued and underused a...
PAT MITCHELL
I spend a lot of time on college campuses, a lot of time mentoring young women in all sectors of bus...
PAT MITCHELL
TED Women isn't championing a cause; it's surfacing and sharing some of the most important i...
PAT MITCHELL
I think journalists and filmmakers are keen observers. And actors must also be sharp observers as th...
PAT MITCHELL
Investing in women and girls may once have been considered a radical notion or even a waste of resou...
PAT MITCHELL
TED Women will focus on the ideas and innovations championed by women and girls. These cover everyth...
PAT MITCHELL
Whenever you manage more than 100 attorneys, there's always going to be attorneys who believe th...
PAT MEEHAN