Will Allison Quotes

And I hope that we can learn the lessons of the past in looking at the current challenge that China poses to a ruling America.

Terrorism is really the only existential threat to America as we know it - as a free country that plays a leading role in the world.

I think the election of Trump was an expression of what happens in ruling powers as they become alarmed.

For interests that are vital to the U.S. - that is, essential for our survival and wellbeing - the U.S. should be prepared to use military force - including unilaterally, if necessary.

Putin needs to understand and feel in his gut that if the Chechens get a nuclear bomb, they're going to Moscow first, they're not coming to New York.

Well, I've had to deal with everything in my life... leavin' the family, learnin' what not and what to do.

I don't want to be in some big beautiful place that nobody want me, because I play the blues.

Well, I first started going to Europe in the late '70s.

I want to play in a place people want to hear me.

Coming from the cotton plantation, the southern regions, I was brought up with real nice kids, mannered kids, who would go to church on Sunday.

What I want to do, is play music for somebody who believe in me.

I want people to recognize Luther Allison when I play.

I think I'm the most positive guy still going in my generation, and I'm out there to prove that.

I'm improvising all the time. Everything I do is improvised. On the piano, at least.

I'm playin' the music I like.

My dad was a self-taught stride piano player. The myth is - I don't whether it's true or not - that he taught himself to play by watching a player piano.

There's a few tunes of mine that don't have jokes, but most of them have a joke and they have a humorous point of view somewhere.

I sang and wrote songs when I was 12 years old.

The idea was I'd never amount to anything in music, The theme there was that I was talented, but I wouldn't work hard enough to do anything with it.

The jazz boom was goin' on then so there was a lot happenin' in New York at that time.

I just have a lot off different influences.

I finally decided if I was going to make a living, I was gonna have to come to New York.

[The producer told me:] "We can try one more record, and we'll see how that one does." Those records never did anything. My music never got mentioned. My color got mentioned.

I was taking chemical engineering. But I went into the army after that. When I came out of the army, I was a different person. I met a lot of good jazz players in the army.

I never bothered about keeping track.Every now and then someone records one of my songs, and I get credit for it.

I don't care what anyone does, as long as they go through the copyright office.

A young man ain't nothin' in the world these days

I've been able to do pretty well. I don't work as many consecutive nights as I used to, but I'm still working over 100 nights a year, so that's good for me.

I didn't feel anything [frustraiting]. I just kept working 110 or 120 nights a year.

I'm not inspired by songwriting at all; that took place years ago. I'm pretty well established, as far as my influences go. I don't listen to music anymore. It all sounds the same to me.

I told [my daughter Amy] at an early age that she had a good ear. But I didn't influence her music much. She's pretty much developed her style on her own, and she's a talented songwriter.

When life gets tangled there's something so reassuring about climbing a mountain. The challenge is unambiguous.

the deepest part of me is, and will always be, a climber. ... No matter where I go, I always feel like a climber.

Reaching that windswept perch, I decided, would cleanse my spirit and heal my wounds. More than that, it would send me home with a title: The First American Woman to Climb Everest.

It's one thing to reject the idea that it's a man's job to bring home all the bacon; it's another the 500th time your wife reaches for the check at dinner.

Both wisdom, and generosity derive from God. And when one submits themselves completely to Him, one soon becomes like Him: wise and generous.

What are you working towards everyday besides death?

Happiness is what you choose, what you follow, not what follows you. These are the things I have seen, these are the things I now know, these are the things I will carry with me as I go.

Don't let anyone infiltrate your happiness. Protect it as if it's all you have, because it literally is.

Peace is a flame that can only be ignited from within. Harness positive thoughts and illuminate once again.

Ours is a love people write stories about...

Morning dew upon the grass, glistening in the sun.Yesterday’s gone, tomorrow may come, but this day has begun.

Nurture your dreams to fruition, refuse to let the rot in reality.

Hope will get you through the day and love shall carry you through the night. A couple of life's pillars.

Whatever you are pursuing don't stop, or you will forever be wondering how it would've turned out. Even if no one else believes, never give up on yourself.

Don't ever get discouraged, your effort may not be acknowledged but trust me it's noticed.

Death is inevitable passion is eternal

Write to your fear.

Where your attention lies is where your life thrives. Shift your focus if you're unsatisfied.

Belief is blind but with patience it too shall become apparent in due time.