"I was always very aware of drummers. My oldest brother Henry was a drummer, and he drummed on everything in the house from the kitchen sink to stovepipes. He was the first drummer in the Gil Evans Orchestra, so you've got to know how great he was."

-- Dave Brubeck

#Brother Quotes #House Quotes #Kitchen Quotes

“I beseech Christ for this one thing only, that He will enable me to endure all things courageously, and that He break me as a potterâ€™s vessel or make me strong, as it pleases Him.”

Source : "Huldreich Zwingli, the Reformer of German Switzerland, 1484-1531". Book by Samuel Macauley Jackson, p.148-149, 1901.
“When it comes to their capacity to screw things up, computers are becoming more human every day.”
“Red meat is not really bad for a person. Now, blue-green meat - that's damaging of you!”
“Woke up this morning with a terrific urge to lie in bed all day and read.”

Source : Raymond Carver (2015). “All of Us: The Collected Poems”, p.135, Vintage
“I don't want to collect Indian art, though pots and beadwork and blankets made by Indians remain the most beautiful art objects in the American West, in my opinion.”

Source : Ian Frazier (2000). “On the Rez”, p.4, Macmillan
“The world would be a better place if...”
“The top group of fundraisers for Mr. Obama raised $457,834 for his 2008 campaign - and were approved for federal grants and loans of $11.4 billion, according to the Government Accountability Institute. Selling access to the federal treasury has been a great way for Democrats to raise campaign funds. Since 1989, according to an analysis by Gateway Pundit, big donors have provided $416 million more in direct contributions to Democrats than Republicans.”
“A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.”

Source : 1748 An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, section 10, pt.1.

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