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26 quotes by Don Cornelius

Donald Cortez "Don" Cornelius (September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012) was an American television show host and producer who was best known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance and music franchise Soul Train, which he hosted from 1971 until 1993. Eventually Cornelius sold the show to MadVision Entertainment in 2008.
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It's always a pleasure to find something that matters.

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Love, peace and soul.

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There was no match for Barry White. His music is just going to live forever. It's not limited to disco or soul or hip-hop or anything.

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I am just convinced that people want to see people on TV who are more like themselves.

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Almost all of what I learned about mounting and hosting a dance show I learned from Dick Clark.

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My father worked real hard. I admired him. My father taught me you needed to work with your brain and not your back. I've made that a passion.

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Nobody really invents anything that hasn't been done before.

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The '70s and '80s were just the period during which the best soul music was created and the best records were done.

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There were three great child singing stars: Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Jackie Washington.

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When I have a job to do, time means nothing. I lose patience with people who work on a clock.

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When you come up with a good idea, you don't have to do a whole lot. The idea does it for you.

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I figured as long as the music stayed hot and important and good, that there would always be a reason for 'Soul Train.'

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All I really wanted was to be a full-time disc jockey.

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