"I've always been careful to put out the very best work I can. One of the things I value the most is the love and faith that people have given me over the years, so I try to live up to their expectations and my own standards of what I'm capable of."

-- Jackie DeShannon

#Years Quotes #People Quotes #Expectations Quotes

“Bob Marley is a huge influence. I love reggae music, but I also love the purpose of the songs he writes and the style of the music - it takes your worries away and makes you feel good, and I think that's what music is about.”
“Ultimately, what really matters is not just the experiences you have at a young age, but whether or not you are equipped-by your parents, by your genetics, by your education-to survive and deal with them.”
“Criticism is something that you have to take, regardless of what you do.”
“I do limit my exposure to the public. You only have so much time.”
“There's good news and bad news about 2 Fast 2 Furious , the moronic follow-up to The Fast and the Furious and a contender for the worst movie of 2003. The good news is that it's better, albeit marginally, than Freddy Got Fingered . The bad news is that it's 15 minutes longer.”

Source : "2 Fast 2 Furious (United States, 2003)". A movie review, www.reelviews.net. 2003.
“I know not whether it would be too bold an assertion to say that candor makes capacity.... But in order to try the truth of any observation relating to the mind, the easiest method is to illustrate it by outward objects. If, for instance, a man was to sweat and labor all the days of his life to fill a chest which was already full, the absurdity of his vain endeavor would be glaring. In the same manner, when the human mind is filled and stuffed with notions brought thither by fallacious inclinations, there is no room for truth to enter: candor being banished, passions alone bear the sway.”
“Because it strikes me there is something greater than judgement. I think it is called mercy.”

Source : Sebastian Barry (2008). “The Secret Scripture”, p.163, Faber & Faber
“We cannot reform our forefathers.”

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