Mose Allison Quotes

When it comes down to, it's not about the form, it's about the content.

The point is, it didn’t really matter what the book was about. It was what it meant that was important.

The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.

Life must be something more than dilettante speculation.

You might be the funniest guy in the world, but if you don't have anything to talk about, people are eventually going to gravitate towards the guy that's actually saying something.

What counts isn't the frame, it's what you put in it.

It's not about the money; it's about the content.

I'm not about sound bites. I'm about substance.

What is important is the character that I play. Making an impact is far more important than the length of the role.

The formation is not the most important thing.

Silence is an ocean. Speech is a river.

Too many people seem to believe that silence was a void that needed to be filled, even if nothing important was said.

True silence is really endless speech.

Below a certain point, if you keep too quiet, people no longer see you as thoughtful or deep; they simply forget you.

When silence is prolonged over a certain period of time, it takes on new meaning.

Johnny Sain don't say much, but that don't matter much, because when you're out there on the mound, you got nobody to talk to.

He didn't say a lot so I tend to remember what he did say. And I don't remember that he had a lot of patience with havin to say things twice so I learned to listen the first time.

I don't talk things, sir. I talk the meaning of things.

Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices: those in small channels flow noisily, the great flow silent. Whatever's not full makes noise. Whatever is full is quiet.

Whatever you make, base it upon that which is most important to you. Only then will it have depth and meaning, and only then will it resonate with others.

I'm intrigued that the same letters from the alphabet are used in the word silent and in the word listen. Perhaps it's evidence that the most important part of listening involves remaining silent.

A letter makes ordinary things seem important.

Oh, listen a lot and talk less. You can't learn anything when you're talking.

Silence is the sea, and speech is like the river. The sea is seeking you: don't seek the river. Don't turn your head away from the signs offered by the sea.