You’ve got a big, big problem if you get caught up in what people say. If you’re gonna live for what people say, you might as well lay down and forget it. Because it doesn’t work that way.
Ahmad Jamal Quotes
Life is but an accident, while death is a certainty.
Similar Quotes
I thought narcissism meant you loved yourself. Then someone told me there is a flip si...
- Emily LevineMay your life preach more loudly than your lips.
- William Ellery ChanningThe fullness of life is in the hazards of life.
- Edith HamiltonBad reviews come with everything. I've been getting them my whole life.
- Will FriedleI would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion-and where it isn't, that's w...
- Ram DassComments on: "Ahmad Jamal Quotes: Life is but an accident, while death is a certainty."
Birth: | 2nd July, 1930 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Composer, Pianist |
Ahmad Jamal is an innovative and influential American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. According to American music critic Stanley Crouch, Jamal is second in importance in the development of jazz after 1945 only to Charlie Parker. For five decades, he has been one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz. Since the 1980s Jamal has been regularly touring the major clubs of the United States and the large European jazz festivals. He is generally accompanied by bassist James Cammack and drummer Idris Muhammad. He has also performed regularly with saxophonist George Coleman.
Related Authors
Advertisement
Today's Anniversary - 25th December
Births
- 1971 - Terry Vaughn
- 1959 - Michael P. Anderson
- 1971 - Dido Armstrong
- 1946 - Larry Csonka
- 1889 - Lila Acheson Wallace
Deaths
- 1968 - Upton Sinclair
- 1635 - Samuel De Champlain
- 1995 - Dean Martin
- 2000 - Willard Van Orman Quine
- 1946 - W. C. Fields
Quote of the day
Popular Topics
About Quoteswave
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Share with your friends