"The future's so random, and so mobile, there's no way you're going to get to your vision of what you want your community to be just by chance alone. I really believe you have to let people know, to use your voice, to say, 'this is what I like about my place, I want to keep it this way, this is what I think can be improved, this is what I disapprove of.' That's the only way you can have a part in shaping the future."

-- Rick Bass

#Believe Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Voice Quotes

“Sometimes you struggle so hard to feed your family one way, you forget to feed them the other way, with spiritual nourishment. Everybody needs that.”

Source : James Brown, Bruce Tucker (2014). “James Brown: The Godfather of Soul”, p.63, Head of Zeus
“The holy grail is to spend less time making the picture than it takes people to look at it.”
“Ours was the Togetherness Generation. We equated togetherness with salvation, and expected so much from it that it was bound to let us down. Companionship, security, lifelong physical and spiritual and emotional warmth - all were to be had for the twist of a ring and the breathing of a vow. And to be had no other way.”
“So, at the age of nine, I became a monk, and from then on I was there practicing that kind of nonviolence.”
“Remember, passing judgment on someone else's character, is only a reflection of your own.”
“The first song I wrote, in fifth grade, was totally ripped from Jeffrey Lewis. My aunt's boyfriend gave me bass lessons, and I played drums for a year in sixth grade. Around seventh grade, I got a guitar and forgot everything else.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“And y'know what they decided the number one threat was? The destructive and disruptive capability of a small group. That's what they're worried about most... they're terrified of a small group with a committed goal.”
“Don't save something for a special occasion. Every day of your life is a special occasion.”

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