#Self Quotes #Play Quotes #Creation Quotes
“I think what gets a poem going is an initiating line. Sometimes a first line will occur, and it goes nowhere; but other times - and this, I think, is a sense you develop - I can tell that the line wants to continue. If it does, I can feel a sense of momentum - the poem finds a reason for continuing.”
“What is the source of power of musicians who are financially browbeaten, most of whom work for minimum wage or less? Musicians who cannot even afford to buy tickets to operas or concerts in which they themselves perform?”
“Motivation means we have an idea and we are going to carry through on that idea. We work hard at it, and we are disciplined.”
“Smoke that herb and clear your mind.”
“Justice is the bread of the nation; it is always hungry for it.”
“You just have to decide if you're a Tigger or an Eeyore.”
“Me too, I make do, I anoint what cannot be fixed.”
“Language is an archaeological vehicle... the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human effort and history.”
Richard Gerber Author
