"When we first started playing we did a lot of rehearsing. We used to write out everything. In fact, that's the way everybody rehearses: we play the tunes and improvise."

-- Charlie Haden

#Writing Quotes #Play Quotes #Tunes Quotes

“I met Jay Jonhson. I won him the way poor people occasionally win the lottery: Shameless perseverance and embarrassingly dumb luck, and every time I see one of those sly, toothless, beaten-down souls on TV holding a winning ticket, I think, Go, team.”
“Gratitude. More aware of what you have than what you don't. Recognizing the treasure in the simple - a child's hug, fertile soil, a golden sunset. Relishing in the comfort of the common.”
“Working was a new thing; waking up early in the morning and going to bed late at night... But Iâ€™ve met a lot of nice people, I've been to New York, London, Paris. I like traveling. Now I cannot imagine my life without modeling.”

Source : Monty Roberts (2002). “Horse Sense for People: The Man Who Listens to Horses Talks to People”, p.24, Penguin
“Everything that occurs in your life is part of God's plan to wake you up.”
“Man without religion is a diseased creature, who would persuade himself he is well and needs not a physician; but woman without religion is raging and monstrous.”
“It is not until you awaken and become fully present that you will realize that you have not been present. It is not until you awaken that you will realize you have been asleep, dreaming that you are awake.”
“I'm not going to date a crazy party animal; I'm more into culture. I'd rather go to a museum, travel somewhere, or go to a play. That's more interesting to me than partying at the hottest club.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Our public men are speaking every day on something, but they ain't saying anything.”

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