"I did everything I could to not bring in any of the - any of the technical things I got from classical into jazz. And I did everything to really base it on my speaking voice and to just not try to make it sound pretty."

-- Cecile McLorin Salvant

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“Preventing the new generation from changing in any deep way is what most societies require of their educators.”

Source : George Leonard (1987). “Education and Ecstasy: With, "The Great School Reform Hoax"”, p.7, North Atlantic Books
“Abundance is the natural state of the universe--of this there can be no doubt. Just as the number of stars in the heavens or drops of water in the ocean is beyond counting, so are the spiritual and material blessings that have been prepared for us.”

Source : Douglas Bloch (2015). “A Treasury of Spiritual Quotations, Poems and Prayers: Words of Love and Wisdom”, p.90, BookBaby
“When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is diligent in his work and careful in speech. He avails himself to people of the Tao and thereby corrects himself. This is the kind of person of whom you can say, 'he loves learning.'”
“It's unbelievable the primitive feelings that are aroused by rapid change.”

Source : Sheila Ballantyne (1975). “Norma Jean, the termite queen”, Doubleday Books
“I mention this only to shew that the citations of the most judicious authors frequently deceive us, and consequently that prudence obliges us to examine quotations, by whomsoever alleged.”
“Surely there is no road of effort so steep but a loving deed may soften its hardshness.”
“A prince is also esteemed when he is a true friend and a true enemy.”
“Did you know that the word person comes from the Latin word persona, which means mask? So maybe being human means we invite spectators to ponder what lies behind. Each of us will be composed of a variety of masks, and if we can see behind the mask, we would get a burst of clarity. And if that flame was bright enough, that's when we fall in love.”

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