"When we go into the 80's it has more of a pop feel. But it's what I wanted to do. I wasn't trying to reach. See, that's the thing with me, I never wanted to reach any particular crowd. I'm writing for myself. If I don't like it I won't play it for anybody."

-- Shuggie Otis

#Writing Quotes #Play Quotes #Trying Quotes

“I've always loved independent women, outspoken women, eccentric women, funny women, flawed women. When someone says about a woman, 'I'm sorry, that's just wrong,' I tend to think she must be doing something right.”
“Mankind has many things that it never knew before. What I can tell you is that human moral values are no longer good.”

Source : Interview with William Dowell, content.time.com. May 10, 1999.
“I've seen too many ups and downs in the movie industry.”
“No one likes to work for free. To copy an artist's work and download it free is stealing. It's hard work writing and recording music, and it's morally wrong to steal it.”
“The existence of God is not subjective. He either exists or he doesnâ€™t. Itâ€™s not a matter of opinion. You can have your own opinions. But you canâ€™t have your own facts.”
“Can my words distill for you a little sweetness, tender and caressing?”
“It's not the end of the world to lose.”
“There is not a single health-promoting substance present in grains that you canâ€™t also get from vegetables and fruit.”

Source : Dallas Hartwig, Melissa Hartwig (2014). “It Starts With Food: Discover the Whole30 and Change Your Life in Unexpected Ways”, p.127, Victory Belt Publishing

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