"Don't use the phone. People are never ready to answer it. Use poetry."

-- Jack Kerouac

#Wisdom Quotes #Phones Quotes #People Quotes

“Being without work [in the United States] is still far better for most people than being employed in Central America.”
“It's not just the emotional, intellectual, and physical gaps between you and money. The real gap is always between what you think you want and what you actually want, deep down.”
“There is no substitute for the riches gained on a lifetime basis by the young American who studies or works abroad.”
“I've never considered myself to be beautiful, and I still don't.”
“Now you can begin to see quite transparently that nothing purchased life is one of argument, If other people don't agree with you you're in big trouble. How far would you get in your work if nobody agreed that what you were doing had value?”
“When I go to a music concert, I don't say, "My purpose is to get to the end and enjoy the finale." If that were the purpose, everybody would write finales and nothing more. The purpose of the concert is to enjoy each note as you go along.”
“I finally realized that my relaxation is practicing the piano and writing. I've tried to do other things, but I've learned through the decades, that this is what I enjoy, practicing music and writing.”

Source : "A Fireside Chat With Andrew Hill". Interview with Fred Jung, jazzweekly.com.
“I can't act. I simply must be myself, do the things that seem natural to me. When I get with a director who wants me to act, I'll be lost.”

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