"A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence and refinement so they think they will impress others with their command of obscure words."

-- Barbara Walters

#Thinking Quotes #People Quotes #Obscure Quotes

“One does not "find oneself" by pursuing one's self, but on the contrary by pursuing something else and learning through discipline or routine. . . who one is and wants to be.”
“When you express your unique talents and use them in the service of humanity, you create abundance in your life and the lives of others.”
“Life is a publicity stunt. A shill. You've been had.”
“When you get into fashion, when you're not yet working in fashion, you have this idea about what the fashion world is: that it's very glamorous, it's the red carpet, it's very editorial. But really, what you don't understand until you get into it, is what goes on the rest of the time, which is just hard work. Besides passion and dedication, it's the grit. How long are you willing to be in it to become successful?”

Source : Source: www.elle.com
“When you are on a major record label, you're just forced to think big. You are forced to think about things like "how many radio spins did we get this week?" or "how many albums did we sell across the country. Being independent, you are just focused on the city that you are playing in tonight. How many people can I meet and become friends with tonight. That's one of the great things about being an independent artist.”

Source : Source: mousertime.blogspot.com
“It is not a lie to keep the truth to oneself.”

Source : "Fictional character: Mr. Spock". "Star Trek/ The Enterprise Incident", September 27, 1968.
“Nothing is better for my playing than teaching because when you teach, you have to think and you have to listen what other people do. And then all of a sudden, you play yourself and then you say, my goodness, I don't need a teacher. I'm my own teacher. Then I can react to what I'm doing immediately. It really improves.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“I grew in the inner city, listening to Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, James Brown, The Commodores - lots of soul music.”

Source : "Stefon Harris thinks creativity is overrated". Interview with Matthew Borlik and Michael J. West, www.avclub.com. November 12, 2009.

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