"You know what they say: 'Why sit at a table that doesn't have key lime pie on it if you don't have to?'"

-- Sloane Crosley

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“I'm a positive person who likes to see things get done.”

Source : "Kathy Calvin | President/CEO of United Nations Foundation". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. September 1, 2013.
“I wrote much more quickly when I was younger. Over the years I've required more time in order for the pieces to arrive in a place I am happy with. The process cannot be rushed. I have to live with a piece for quite a while to feel it ultimately is where it needs to be - though anything resembling complete satisfaction remains elusive.”
“I really like Billie Holiday's husky voice, and I'd definitely like to find out more about her.”

Source : Interview with Luke Bainbridge, www.theguardian.com. August 20, 2005.
“Believe in your dreams. Believe in today. Believe that you are loved. Believe that you make a difference. Believe we can build a better world. Believe when others might not. Believe there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Believe that you might be that light for someone else. Believe that the best is yet to be. Believe in each other. Believe in yourself. I believe in you.”
“And what unity is to be had, at a time when orchestras are dying out, and when opera houses are about to close their doors; what's going to come next - when nothing new in music, for the orchestra, is truly lasting: pieces are performed once, and then they're thrown away.”
“If you asked me what makes the world go round, I would say self-deception. Self-deception allows us to create a consistent narrative for ourselves that we actually believe. Iâ€™m not saying that the truth doesnâ€™t matter. It does. But self-deception is how we survive.”
“That to me was the most poignant part of Diana's wedding; as she was walking up the aisle and her eyes were going left to right, looking at people and smiling in the way that Diana did - and that diamond tiara glittering like mad. It was great.”
“There are perhaps only one or two things in the world which are not far more charming in desire than they are in possession.”

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