"I was never trying to write a hit. I was just trying to write good songs and get a message out, and it was my great good fortune to be popular."

-- John Denver

#Song Quotes #Writing Quotes #Trying Quotes

“I think and hope I have changed the way we look at hats. They are no longer symbols of conformity but highly individual acts of rebellion. I am constantly challenging the perception of what a hat should be and what role it should play.”
“To please people is a great step towards persuading them.”
“Art is the objectification of feeling, and the subjectification of nature.”

Source : Mind: An Essay in Human Feeling vol. 1, pt. 2, ch. 4 (1967)
“There are some things we will always own in common. No one will ever homestead an ocean.”
“Iâ€™ve learned that possibly the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fearâ€”not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparationâ€”you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face.”
“Be a tough-minded optimist.”
“If there was a distraction I'd get up and jump out the window. I was quite out of hand. In schools like that I don't think they expect that girls are going to behave in such an outrageous fashion.”
“A human life is a schooling for eternity.”

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