"I've also been writing with my guitarist, Ted Barnes, and he's amazing. Writing with him has taught me a lot about my own writing process, in the sense that it's incredably personal to write with someone else from scratch."

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Source : Interview with Hector de la Manzana, believermag.com. March 2003.

Beth Orton

#Writing Quotes #Scratches Quotes #Taught Quotes

“Art is not supposed to change the world, to change practical things, but to change perceptions. Art can change the way we see the world. Art can create an analogy.”

Source : "My wish: Use art to turn the world inside out". TED Talk, www.ted.com. March 2011.
“The object of teaching a child is to enable the child to get along without the teacher. We need to educate our children for their future, not our past...”
“False praise can please, and calumny affright None but the vicious, and the hypocrite.”
“Value your words. Each one may be the last.”
“If you can't hurt the other person at least once a day, then you've got no relationship.”

Source : "Exclusive Interview: Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara". Interview with Rebecca Harper, blog.hulu.com. November 2, 2010.
“Having small group once a week gives me a lot of encouragement and accountability. Even though I go to church, I don't really know many people there, but my real community is my small group.”
“I love singing - singing is what I'm famous for doing. Now it's turned into things I am famous for doing - like having rows with my mum or about my boyfriend, so it does get irritating.”
“Plurality should not be assumed without necessity.”

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