"I don't consider myself very principled. As a travelling musician, you have to adapt and adjust to different contexts every day. It is always difficult to connect preach and practice. For instance, I fly more in a year than I had hoped to do in my whole life. I eat what people serve me, not what I think is right. I tried writing songs that were principled, but always ended up contradicting myself when trying to convert the principles into practice. In fact, these days I try not to be too principled, but rather be pragmatic."

-- Moddi

#Song Quotes #Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“The image of myself which I try to create in my own mind in order that I may love myself is very different from the image which I try to create in the minds of others in order that they may love me.”
“And I feel that we in our society should not be held by any such myth; that we should do everything we can to gain a delight and joy in our society with all the available parts of the palette.”
“Never trust a woman or an automatic weapon.”
“It would be better to drown these prisoners in the Dead Sea if possible, since that's the lowest point in the world.”

Source : "Palestinian PM's leadership at stake when he pleads with Bush to help free detainees" by Chris McGreal, www.theguardian.com. July 25, 2003.
“Success is doing what you said you would do, consistantly, with clarity, focus, ease and grace.”
“It's so hard to fight against someone who is stuck in what they believe whether you agree with it or not.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“If at first you don't succeed...run.”
“Had I mentioned to someone around 1795 that I planned to write, anyone with any sense would have told me to write for two hours every day, with or without inspiration. Their advice would have enabled me to benefit from the ten years of my life I totally wasted waiting for inspiration.”

Source : Enrique Vila-Matas (2007). “Bartleby & Co.”, p.31, New Directions Publishing

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