"For me, musicians are poets. Beethoven describes himself as a poet of tones, just like Coltrane's a poet of tempo."

-- Cornel West

#Tone Quotes #Musician Quotes #Poet Quotes

“When I see something I like, that's all that counts. What they use, how they get there, I never bother them.”
“Our bodies are given life from the midst of nothingness. Existing where there is nothing is the meaning of the phrase, "Form is emptiness." That all things are provided for by nothingness is the meaning of the phrase, "Emptiness is form." One should not think that these are two seperate things.”
“The authentic self is the best part of a human being. It's the part of you that already cares, that is already passionate about evolution. When your authentic self miraculously awakens and becomes stronger than your ego, then you will truly begin to make a difference in this world. You will literally enter into a partnership with the creative principle.”
“I know the city and the club, and I can tell you that when you play for Manchester United at Old Trafford, you no longer need to see the sunshine every day.”
“We weren't more physical than Russia, we didn't play faster than Brazil, but we 'out-teamed' our opponents.”
“Theodore Roethke was a poet I was raised with so he has a lot of sentimental value for me.”
“A person is limited only by the thoughts that he chooses.”
“I said to my husband, 'my ***** have gone, my stomach's gone, say something nice about my legs.' He said, 'Blue goes with everything.'”

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