I never thought innovation as such was very important. Not when you have to think about it. . … - Count Basie

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The notion, the invention of a country, is fairly new in the history of mankind. We tend to forget that. We want to protect our country. The country is something that's fairly new. It's 250 years old, maybe 300 years old, so it's bound to change and evolve also. Migration is part of that.

Count Basie

I never thought innovation as such was very important. Not when you have to think about it. . . If you're going to come up with a new direction or a really new way to do something, you'll do it by just playing your stuff and letting it ride. The real innovators did their innovating by just being themselves.

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