Don’t let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of going after yours.
In this magical hour, as the black ink sky fades to forget-me-not grey and the Cyprus trees emerge from the shadows, I tune in to my heart. In clarity, I choose to step into freedom to bring lightness of being and to be love.
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.
The instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.
Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully.
The Presbyterian Church took a very strong stand on a boycott on the divestment – there are no sanctions…they did it the way it’s effective. They concentrated on the occupied territories and on U.S. multinationals participating in the occupied territories.
Events can neither be regarded as a series of adventures nor strung on the thread of a preconceived moral. They must obey their own laws.
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.
A bond as important as that of a husband and wife, is the bond between siblings.
I think it’s really finding that belief in yourself, where you just have it no matter what’s going on, no matter what anyone else says. I think that’s the challenge, is to really have that belief in yourself.
Risk is at the heart of Jazz. Every note we play is a risk.
In terms of doing work and in terms of learning and evolving as a person, you just grow more when you get more people’s perspectives… I really try and live the mission of the company and… keep everything else in my life extremely simple.
They made me use an accent, which I wasn’t thrilled about because a lot of us, obviously, don’t have them.
It is no longer enough to play very well. You need to be able to give an answer at all times and everywhere. You cannot hide. This has something to do with maturity, and that is something you only acquire over the years.
The basis of good manners is self-reliance.
When you are studying Jazz best thing to do is listen to records and live music as much you can and absorb everything.
Any particular style of playing which represents an authentic way of musical feeling is genuine expression.
A man finds room in the few square inches of the face for the traits of all his ancestors; for the expression of all his history, and his wants.
Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.
All say, How hard it is that we have to die – a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
The ability to compromise is not a diplomatic politeness toward a partner but rather taking into account and respecting your partner’s legitimate interests.
