"The great city is the best organ of memory man has yet created."

-- Lewis Mumford

#Memories Quotes #Men Quotes #Cities Quotes

“Were there not these still mirrors to reflect the beauty of the heavens to us, it might be lost to eyes so seldom lifted upwards.”
“When you sing live, you cannot expect any artist, except for the amazing Beyonce or GaGa, to get it right every time.”
“I've never been one like, "Oh, these are my songs" - that was done out of necessity, because there was no one to help. I have 90 percent of it written; that way, we can go on the road, be tight and have it ready to go for next year. I know I said I didn't have a grand design, but I think it's going to be like Marvin Gaye meets The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Most people fail at whatever they attempt because of an undecided heart. Should I? Should I not? Go forward? Go back? Success requires the emotional balance of a committed heart. When confronted with a challenge, the committed heart will search for a solution. The undecided heart searches for an escape. A committed heart does not wait for conditions to be exactly right. Why? Because conditions are never exactly right.”

Source : Andy Andrews (2005). “The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success”, p.86, Thomas Nelson Inc
“I always knew that someday I would once again feel the grass under my feet and walk in the sunshine as a free man.”
“All roads lead to my dogs, don't they?”
“If I fail, if I succeed, at least I live as I believe.”

Source : Song: The Greatest Love Of All
“The world [is] now seeing might is right.”

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