"I recall improvisational drummer and composer Michael Evans telling me a story of someone who had the opportunity to meet Cage and give him a record, and John Cage just smiled and said, "You know I have nothing to play this on?""

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Source : Source: pitchfork.com

David Grubbs

#Opportunity Quotes #Giving Quotes #Just Smile Quotes

“I just thank my father and mother, my lucky stars, that I had the advantage of an education in the humanities.”
“Love makes everything complicated.”
“Growing up in Denver, I'm sure it started with loving the Colorado mountains.”
“It's crazy to close doors to any genres.”
“So now I'm left with cigarettes, and I'm trying to scrape that off my shoe and then I'll be done.”
“The only person who is truly holding you back is you. No more excuses. It's time to change. It's time to live life at a new level.”
“That's because I've learned how to use it [smile], Woserit said. I don't pass it out like an old woman giving free milk to the village cats. It's something that must be controlled, and for you especially. You use it on anyone. You must learn to be more judicious.”

Source : Michelle Moran (2011). “The Egyptian Royals Collection: Three Historical Novels by Michelle Moran: Nefertiti, The Heretic Queen, and Cleopatra's Daughter”, p.603, Broadway Books
“I don't even have a moment where I felt like I wanted to give up”

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