Quote by Ornette Coleman
It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on

It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something. – Ornette Coleman

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I remember once I read a book on mental illness and there was a nurse that had gotten sick. Do you know what she died from? From worrying about the mental patients not being able to get their food. She became a mental patient. – Ornette Coleman

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Ive never had a relationship with a record executive. I always went to the record company by someone that liked my playing. Then they would get fired, and Id be left with the record company. And then – because they got fired – the record company wouldnt do anything for me. – Ornette Coleman

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relationship
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Most of my relationships have been like that – with record companies. Ive never had a legitimate business relationship with a company. Ive always had a personal relationship with someone in the company. – Ornette Coleman

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You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm. – Colette

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Unto those Three Things which the Ancients held impossible, there should be added this Fourth, to find a Book Printed without erratas. – Alfonso de Cartagena

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Our blunders mostly come from letting our wishes interpret our duties. – Author Unknown

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Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes are made because he does not really know what he thinks he knows. – James Bryce

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