"I remember listening to Miles Davis in the car with my dad. I had just done my Grade 5 piano exam, and I was quite cocky. I said, 'It sounds like he's played the wrong note there.' I remember the look of horror on my dad's face, and thinking, 'Wow, I have to figure out why that is not acceptable.'"

-- Laura Mvula

#Dad Quotes #Cocky Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“One of life's best coping mechanisms is to know the difference between an inconvenience and a problem.”
“I still believe in man in spite of man. I believe in language even though it has been wounded, deformed, and perverted by the enemies of mankind. And I continue to cling to words because it is up to us to transform them into instruments of comprehension rather than contempt. It is up to us to choose whether we wish to use them to curse or to heal, to wound or to console.”

Source : Elie Wiesel (2012). “Open Heart”, p.73, Schocken
“I'm an ocean, because I'm really deep. If you search deep enough you can find rare exotic treasures.”
“And I would never accept a film because of the money. I have enough money.”

Source : "'DiCaprio? I wouldn't wish his life on anybody'". Interview with Xan Brooks, www.theguardian.com. November 14, 2002.
“We have a revolutionary history to honor and uphold. Which was what Nelson Mandela did. He reminded us of that which we need to be reminded, over and over again, about our own best selves.”

Source : "Amandla" by Charlie Pierce, www.esquire.com. December 6, 2013.
“Some people complain there are too many people on earth, Some people complain about secret societies, Some people accuse others of not being able to wake up early. Almost all people complain about something.”
“If you take part of the truth, and try to make that part of the truth, all of the truth, then that part of the truth becomes an untruth.”
“Dont use all-or-nothing thinking. Take each day as its own day, and dont worry about it if you mess up one day. The most important thing you can do is just get back up on the horse.”

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