"When I play, I very quickly put myself into a light hypnotic trance and compose while playing, drawing directly from the emotions."

-- John Fahey

#Light Quotes #Play Quotes #Drawing Quotes

“I have the background singers of Ray Charles, the background singers of Smokey Robinson, and the background singers of Barry White and I built a choir around that.”
“Being an artist for my well being and as a living, I live in a place of observance and interest in what I consider to be the most relevant questions.”
“It's been my experience that people who make proclamations about themselves are usually the opposite of what they claim to be.”

Source : Chelsea Handler (2009). “Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea”, p.175, Simon and Schuster
“I define success as being comfortable with yourself and your life. And that is about as good as it gets, really.”
“Even one billion Chinese do not a superpower make.”
“I thank all of those who weren't born in this country for coming here and making a contribution to Australia. We are the least discriminatory country in the world, in my view.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“Advertizing, television and film all wield mighty powers to visually seduce us, while much fine art leaves us indifferent, confused or, at worst, repulsed. There is a desperate need for creative Christians to redeem the visual arena from both forms of excess, cutting through all the false glamour, tawdry baseness and dense obfuscation.”
“I've never done anything for the common consensus. I do things to please me. If you are happy with something yourself, you become bulletproof.”

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