"When I was about five or seven years old my mother was placed in a mental institution and so we were with our father who worked very hard, and we had to figure a lot of things out"

-- Quincy Jones

#Mother Quotes #Father Quotes #Years Quotes

“The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may suit his own interest.”
“Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.”
“I've got news for you... both those idiots [Al Snow and the Rock] aren't your friends! They hate you! Everybody hates you! All the people at home, all these people in the arena hate you, and most importantly, Y2J hates you!”
“Never ignore a gut feeling, but never believe that it's enough.”

Source : Robert Heller (1984). “The Supermanagers: Managing for Success, the Movers and the Doers, the Reasons Why”, New York : E.P. Dutton
“It is a rare American who does not have some story about how music has made our lives richer and more interesting, how it has changed our moods, brought out the best in our character and even sometimes helped us earn a living.”
“You can choose between being a victim of destiny or an adventurer who is fighting for something important.”
“We learned that what happens when we are alone with the Lord determines how intimate and deep the worship will be when we come together.”
“Sometimes to write you need to do more than just appear at your desk-you need to take care of the part of you that dreams and imagines and creates. Reading can usually do this for writers, but sometimes you also need to watch films, listen to music, go to an art museum, or see a play. Or just sit outside and soak up the sky.”

Source : Barbara Abercrombie (2012). “A Year of Writing Dangerously: 365 Days of Inspiration and Encouragement”, p.185, New World Library

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