"Good rock 'n' roll is something that makes you feel alive. It's something that's human, and I think that most music today isn't. ... To me good rock 'n' roll also encompasses other things, like Hank Williams and Charlie Mingus and a lot of things that aren't strictly defined as rock 'n' roll. Rock 'n' roll is an attitude, it's not a musical form of a strict sort. It's a way of doing things, of approaching things. Writing can be rock 'n' roll, or a movie can be rock 'n' roll. It's a way of living your life."

-- Lester Bangs

#Attitude Quotes #Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Colonel Walker, did it ever occur to you that General Jackson is crazy?”
“We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams, we would be reorganized.”

Source : "Merrill’s Marauders" by Charlton Ogburn, harpers.org. January 1957.
“There are traditionalists, and there are people in the middle, which is where I am. I still get my newspaper delivered. I love the ritual of it. But I also jump into the cab when I leave home and I look at some BBC on my iPad.”

Source : Source: www.harpersbazaar.com
“Many are so preoccupied with what others think it defines their existence. When we fixate externally, it keeps us from truly knowing ourselves and our destiny. Most [people] fear looking inward for worry they won't find greatness, but when you stop allowing others to define your worth, you'll seeâ€”greatness exists in us all, waiting to beâ€¨ expressed”
“My brother was always in bands and on the road when I was a kid and he was my inspiration. He never made it with a big band, in fact he never made a record. Here he is fifty-something years old.”
“Experience is a truer guide than the words of others.”

Source : Leonardo Da Vinci (2015). “Thoughts on Art and Life: "Behind the Genius"”, p.24, eKitap Projesi
“What small potatoes we all are, compared with what we might be!”
“Creativity takes a hit when people in a work group compete instead of collaborate.”

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