"Black music has become a commercial commodity. Live performances are not so accessible as they were previously. It use to be possible to go to the bar on the corner and hear music. It was available for a fifteen cent beer."

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Source : "Dialogue with Archie Shepp". Interview with Scott Cashman, www.detroitartistsworkshop.com.

Archie Shepp

#Beer Quotes #Black Quotes #Bars Quotes

“Paper is always strongest at the perforations.”
“Look at the sky: that is for you. Look at each person's face as you pass them on the street: those faces are for you. And the street itself, and the ground under the street, and the ball of fire underneath the ground: all these things are for you.”

Source : Miranda July (2008). “No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories”, p.11, Simon and Schuster
“I love marriage. I failed at marriage, but I'd rather go into anything with gusto and fail than go into it half-assed.”
“It's very important to have the right clothing to exercise in. If you throw on an old T-shirt or sweats, it's not inspiring for your workout.”
“After a great game or a great practice, man, I feel on top of the world.”
“We must not let the things we can't do keep us from doing the things we can do.”

Source : Richard L. Evans (1973). “Richard L. Evans--the man and the message”
“There is Nothing Like a Dame.”
“Leadership is creating a state of mind in others. The difference between being a leader and manager, all due respect to managers, is that leaders have to create states of mind. But a leader, first of all, has to have a clear state of mind, which is usually her own vision, which energizes her, motivates others, and then creates that state of mind in others.”

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