"I don't know whether it was his (Charlie Christian's) melodic lines, his sound or his approach, but I hadn't heard anything like that before. He sounded so good and it sounded so easy, so I bought me a guitar and an amplifier and said now I can't do nothing but play! Really, welding was my talent, I think, but I sort of swished it aside."

-- Wes Montgomery

#Music Quotes #Christian Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Zero problems with neighbors' is a value. But another equally important value is to establish peace.”
“The cultivation of compassion is no longer a luxury, but a necessity, if our species is to survive.”
“I don't want to play games with anybody, to our fans, to Pierre Lacroix, or any other NHL team that might have interest in me.”
“I would say try to tell stories that you care about as opposed to stories that you think will sell.”
“My test of a good novel is dreading to begin the last chapter.”
“Animal totems, like the tiger, come from the Other Side to protect us while we are away from Home.”
“Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere; and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles. Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost.”

Source : Helen Keller (2009). “The Story of My Life: With Her Letters and a Supplementary Account of Her Education”, p.544, The Floating Press
“All really frank people are amusing, and would remain so if they could remember that other people may sometimes want to be frank and amusing too.”

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