"The gold-barr'd butterflies to and from And over the waterside wander'd and wove As heedless and idle as clouds that rove And drift by the peaks of perpetual snow."

-- Joaquin Miller

#Butterfly Quotes #Clouds Quotes #Snow Quotes

“It was the case in the 70s and 80s that people believed music could change the world. But now people aren't making music because they want to change the world; they're making music because they want to just make a ton of money.”
“I did what any good rat would do. I bit down on the guard's hand until I tasted blood.”
“Meaning and purpose come not from accomplishing great things in the world, but simply from loving those who are right in front of you, doing all you can with what you have, in the time you have, in the place where you are.”
“When I was growing up, I always knew I'd be in the top of my class in math, and that gave me a lot of self-confidence.”
“Once efficiency is universally accepted as a rule, it becomes an inner compulsion and weighs like a sense of sin, simply because no one can ever be efficient enough, just as no one can ever be virtuous enough.”
“The character wherewith we sink into the grave at death is the very character wherewith we shall reappear at the resurrection.”
“I started in the late 70s, beginning of the 80s, and I think I started to sing and make music as a therapy for myself; I never planned to be an artist; sometimes when I think about it it's crazy that I'm here, and I'm touring, and I'm doing what I'm doing.”
“All the women in Pakistan working for change, don't give up on your dreams, this is for you”

Source : "Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s Documentary Wins Oscar". tribune.com.pk. February 27, 2012.

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