Johnny Otis quotes
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“When I got near teen age, I was so happy with my friends and the African-American culture that I couldn't imagine not being part of it.”
-- Johnny OtisSource : "Influential R & B singer, musician" by Randy Lewis, articles.latimes.com. January 19, 2012.
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“Genetically, I'm pure Greek. Psychologically, environmentally, culturally, by choice, I'm a member of the black community.”
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“I get a wave of pride in America when I look back at what we've accomplished in the field of music.”
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“Society wants to categorize everything, but to me it's all African-American music.”
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“I'm not suggesting our music is the only music, but I am suggesting that there are certain elements in America's culture that are so precious that it would be a shame for them to go down the drain.”
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“People are going to wake up to this great reservoir of music we've created in America - cakewalks, one-steps, boogie-woogie, country and western. I had a bit to do with one of those traditions.”
-- Johnny OtisSource : "A Life in R&B / Johnny Otis looks back on his remarkable career, and at the end of an era" by Joel Selvin, www.sfgate.com. April 4, 2000.
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“It's true, some wine improves with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.”
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“What shall I do to be for ever known, And make the age to come my own?”
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Source : Interview with Zorianna Kit, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 21, 2009.
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“Nationality is the creative power of human culture, culture is the creative power of nationality.”
Source : "Naţionalitatea în artă ("Nationality in Art")". Naţionalitatea în artă ("Nationality in Art") by A. C. Cuza, Bucureşti: Cartea Romaneasca, 1905.
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Source : Adi Da Samraj (1980). “Scientific proof of the existence of God will soon be announced by the White House!: prophetic wisdom about the myths and idols of mass culture and popular religious cultism, the new priesthood of scientific and political materialism, and the secrets of enlightenment hidden in the body of man”, Dawn Horse Pr
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“Any good teacher knows how important it is to connect with students and understand our culture.”
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