Ahmet Ertegun

My first wife was a theater person.

Rock n' roll really belongs to all America. It really doesn't belong to one city.

My father was in Ataturk's closest group. They lived together during the War of Liberation in Turkey.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic.

If my house was on fire, I can't compromise about which part of the house I'm going to save. You save the whole house or it will all burn down. We either save this country or we do not.