18 Quotes & Sayings By George Matthew Adams

George Matthew Adams was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 22, 1945. He became a professional musician at the age of 14, playing the tenor saxophone. His career as a performer spanned fifty years with over one thousand recordings, including 100 with the Count Basie Orchestra Read more

He also recorded with most of the great names in jazz, including Lionel Hampton, Gene Ammons, Woody Herman, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Coleman Hawkins, Art Tatum and Sarah Vaughan. Adams's performances have been heard on many television shows and films including "The Sting" starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, "The Graduate" with Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft and "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" starring William Shatner.

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He who praises another enriches himself far more than he does the one praised. To praise is an investment in happiness. The poorest human being has something to give that the richest could not buy. George Matthew Adams
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We can accomplish almost anything within our ability if we but think that we can! George Matthew Adams
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Fortify yourself with a flock of friends! You can select them at random write to one dine with one visit one or take your problems to one. There is always at least one who will understand inspire and give you the lift you may need at the time. George Matthew Adams
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In this life we get only those things for which we hunt for which we strive and for which we are willing to sacrifice. George Matthew Adams
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If we had no regard for others' feelings or fortune we would grow cold and indifferent to life itself. George Matthew Adams
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As soon as you open your eyes in the morning you can square away for a happy and successful day. It's the mood and the purpose at the inception of each day that are the important facts in charting your course for the day. We can always square away for a fresh start no matter what the past has been. George Matthew Adams
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The organized person ... makes the most of his time and goes to his bed for the night perfectly relaxed for rest and renewal. George Matthew Adams
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Each day can be one of triumph if you keep up your interests. George Matthew Adams
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He who does not get fun and enjoyment out of every day ... needs to reorganize his life. George Matthew Adams
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A cheerful frame of mind reinforced by relaxation which in itself banishes fatigue is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run. George Matthew Adams
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What you think means more than anything else in your life. George Matthew Adams
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If we would keep filling our minds with the picture of happy things ahead many worries and anxieties and perhaps ill health would naturally melt away.... Always expect the best. Then if you have to hurdle a few tough problems you will have generated the strength and courage to do so. George Matthew Adams
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It is easier to win than to fail. Everybody sides with the winner. But the failure walks alone. George Matthew Adams
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Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very heart and soul of the boat itself. Sailing teaches alertness and courage, and gives in return a joyousness and peace that but few sports afford. George Matthew Adams
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There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don't care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause. George Matthew Adams
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A cheerful frame of mind, reinforced by relaxation... is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run. George Matthew Adams
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Courage is heartworth making itself felt in deeds. It never waits for chances it makes chances. George Matthew Adams