"You know, when people look at a tree, they look at the leaves; they don't look at the spaces between the leaves. They're focused on the tree. I think there's an awareness of spaces or it wouldn't look like a tree to them."

--

Source : "Keith Jarrett, Part II: The Q&A". Interview with David Shenk, www.theatlantic.com. October 13, 2009.

Keith Jarrett

#Thinking Quotes #Space Quotes #People Quotes

“In the present circumstances, no one can afford to assume that someone else will solve their problems. Every individual has a responsibility to help guide our global family in the right direction. Good wishes are not sufficient; we must become actively engaged.”
“Switching to light-coloured roofs and roadways would have the equivalent effect on greenhouse gas emissions to taking one billion cars off the road for eleven years.”
“The Oval Office symbolizes... the Constitution, the hopes and dreams, and I'm going to say democracy. And when you have a dress code in the Supreme Court and a dress code on the floor of the Senate, floor of the House, I think it's appropriate to have an expectation that there will be a dress code that respects the office of the President.”
“The key thing about me is that I'm really not very interesting.”
“He who is discouraged after a failure is not a real artist.”
“Our goals for this nation must be nothing less than to double the size of our economy and bring prosperity and jobs, ownership and equality of opportunity to all Americans, especially those living in our nation's pockets of poverty.”
“Don’t underestimate the ripple effect of what you do. These kinds of actionshave toppled empires.”
“Bless you, my darling, and remember you are always in the heart - oh tucked so close there is no chance of escape - of your sister.”

You may also like:

Art Blakey
Jazz Drummer
Charlie Haden
Musician
Chick Corea
Jazz Pianist
Gary Burton
Musical Artist
Herbie Hancock
Jazz Pianist
Jan Garbarek
Jazz Musician
John Coltrane
Saxophonist
Miles Davis
Musician
Charles Lloyd
Jazz Musician