"When have you ever heard of a cantor or any artist turning anyone down when he is strongly urged to perform?"

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Sholom Aleichem

#Artist Quotes #Heard Quotes

“I already survived one apocalypse, I don't need another.”
“Most people are nostalgic in a way that they're fond of the past, but they still are happy that they are where they are now. You know, when you say, 'Oh, high school was this or that,' you don't want to go back. No matter how much you loved high school, you don't want to actually be back in high school. I certainly wouldn't.”
“As a reward for their efforts, however, those early Christians were beaten, stoned to death, thrown to the lions, tortured and crucified. Every conceivable method was used to stop them from talking.”
“Karamakate says, "to become a warrior, every Cohiuano man must leave everything behind and go into the jungle, guided only by his dreams. In that journey, he has to discover, in solitude and silence, who he really is."”

Source : "'Serpent' Film Explores, Revives Lost Cultural Knowledge For Colombians". "Weekend Edition Sunday" with Tom Cole, www.npr.org. February 21, 2016.
“I happen to be a twin. I grew up half of my life with someone who looks and sounds like me. And I believe it's possible to hold twin desires in your head, such as the desire to create painting and destroy painting at once. The desire to look at a black American culture as underserved, in need of representation, a desire to mine that said culture and to lay its parts bare and look at it almost clinically.”
“Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.”
“One thing I'm with Trump on is the political correctness in this country. It's draining.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Our engineering departments build freeways which destroy a city or a landscape, in the process.”

Source : Arthur Erickson's Address to the Institute of Canadian Bankers, www.arthurerickson.com. October 16, 1972.

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