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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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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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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Food
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I remember once, we got an interview, and he said, Dad, these people are writing about me like Im an adult. Dont they know Im a kid? I have never tried to encourage him to get a music image like other musicians have. – Ornette Coleman

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Making a different mistake every day is not only acceptable, it is the definition of progress. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them. – Andrew V. Mason

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The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. – Elbert Hubbard, The Note Book, 1927

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No one is listening until you make a mistake. – Anon.

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The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful work. – John Ruskin

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