"There's like a special group of people that come from different parts of the planet to study with me. It's nice. I just gave a workshop in Boston at the New England Conservatory, which was really nice."

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Source : "Charlie Haden Remembers Tomorrow". Interview With Mike Brannon, www.allaboutjazz.com. March 7, 2003.

Charlie Haden

#Nice Quotes #Boston Quotes #People Quotes

“In my philosophy, the meaning of life derives from the people one has known and loved. I have met my share of evil people and know what they are capable of - I was at the liberation of Dachau - but I have always held that evil is not inherent in men and women. I still believe that within a caring society, only the best people will flourish. That is the spirit that has moved me to photograph.”
“I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness.”
“There is, apparently, some law of nature decreeing that all home construction must double in its projected cost and take four times longer than originally anticipated.”
“Inside my head I carry: my baby goat, my baby brother, my ama's face, our family's future. My bundle is light. My burden is heavy.”
“I am absolutely delighted at the prospect of joining a world famous club like Inter.”

Source : "Famously bohemian; and Robbie Keane" by Barney Ronay, www.theguardian.com. August 16, 2011.
“To offer a man friendship when love is in his heart is like giving a loaf of bread to one who is dying of thirst.”

Source : Frank Frankfort Moore (1896). “The Jessamy Bride: By F. Frankfort Moore”
“He wasn't completely wrong, poor old Gemistus (let Lord Andronicus and the patriarch suspect him if they like), in wanting us, telling us to become pagan once again.”
“People say I'm the white Aretha Franklin. I wish I was her.”

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