"Many jazz artists go to L.A. seeking a more comfortable life and then they really stop playing."

-- Sonny Rollins

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“Maybe time didn't heal wounds exactly, but it gave you a kind of armor, or a new perspective. A way to remember with a smile instead of a sob.”
“It is the patient building of character, the intense struggle to realize the truth, which alone will tell in the future of humanity.”
“Sometimes people think drawing and painting is mucking about when actually it is a highly skilled activity.”
“I think that we need to make it our goal to define freedom for ourselves.”

Source : "There’s Poetry About Beyoncé Now - And It’s Amazing". Interview with Becca Andrews, www.motherjones.com. February 15, 2017.
“It only takes a politician believing in what he says for the others to stop believing him.”
“Donald Trump is an unstable charlatan who is appealing to the worst instincts in people, and I believe ultimately the American people are going to reject that.”
“Even when all the paperwork-a marriage license, a notarized deed, two birth certificates, and seven years of tax returns-clearly indicates you're an adult, but all the same, there you are, clutching the phone and thanking God that you're still somebody's daughter.”

Source : "The Middle Place". Book by Kelly Corrigan, www.today.com. 2005.
“The people who are good at being civil often lack strong convictions and people who have strong convictions often lack civility.”

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