"You can't blame anyone else... You have to make your own choices and live every agonizing day with the consequences of those choices. He knew this. That's why he deserted us like we deserted those civilians. He saw the road ahead, a steep, treacherous mountain road. We'd all have to hike that road, each of us dragging the boulder of what we'd done behind us. He couldn't do it. He couldn't shoulder the weight." - Philip Adler"

-- Max Brooks

#Choices Quotes #Mountain Quotes #Boulders Quotes

“As the only girl growing up among three brothers, I was always afraid of being excluded. If there was a game to be played, a sport to be learned, a competition to join, I was on my feet and ready. I didn't spend much time alone for fear that I'd miss out.”
“The English learned, in my view, how to use harmony much earlier than the French or the Italians, or the Germans.”
“Even Woodstock turned out to be a disaster. Everybody was stuck in the mud and people got sick.”
“If you asked people, "Do you like jazz?" they would be like, "not at all." But I think that if you're really putting yourself out there and really communicating, music can put you beyond people's preconceptions, beyond their playlist.”

Source : "A New Standard: Kamasi Washington's Modern Jazz Revolution". Interview with Ian Cohen, pitchfork.com. June 9, 2015.
“Women have nine months more experience than you do - nine months to prepare for being a parent.”
“In some ways, I think it's the closest that we come to the truth â€” is in the form of fiction.”
“When some people retire, it's going to be mighty hard to be able to tell the difference.”
“If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.”

Source : Amit Ray (2015). “Mindfulness: Living in the Moment Living in the Breath”, p.7, INNER LIGHT PUBLISHERS

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