"I was born by the river, in a little tent, and just like the river I've been running ever since."

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Source : Song: A Change Is Gonna Come

Sam Cooke

#Running Quotes #Philosophy Quotes #Rivers Quotes

“Oasis were like the bullies I had to put up with at school.”
“I will sing whatever I'm given to sing. Growing up, I would sing anything that I was given. If the choir needed a first tenor, I would sing first tenor. If they needed a bass, I would sing bass. Throughout my life, I just figured out ways to hit notes I needed to hit.”

Source : "THE LEADING MEN: Josh Young and Paul Nolan, Jesus Christ Superstar's Judas and Jesus". Interview with Michael Gioia, www.playbill.com. March 22, 2012.
“Though it be a thrilling and marvellous thing to be merely young and gifted in such times, it is doubly so - doubly dynamic - to be young, gifted and black.”

Source : Negro Digest, Aug. 1964
“I tend to sit around with my friends a lot and rant and rave about things I think are ridiculous in the world, and I tend to make fun of myself a lot.”
“I think that maybe happy families don't need stories the way unhappy families need stories. Maybe they're too busy living that they don't actually step back and talk about life like the Anton Chekhov quote. I prefer Anton Chekhov to Lev Tolstoy, and the reason is because of what he leaves out. Sometimes I think Tolstoy had a theory that he was proving and he proved it. Chekhov is more ambiguous.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“You must be able to see yourself, with your inner eye, already in possession of the good you desire.”
“Latins for Republicans - it's like roaches for Raid.”
“Dreams are like letters from God. Isn't it time you answered your mail?”

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