"I was asked by a group to write a song on the theme of brotherhood. This was before women's liberation, when brotherhood meant men and women both, so I wrote the song. Since I had always been very fond of the Passion Chorale, I wrote words to that great piece."

-- Tom Glazer

#Song Quotes #Writing Quotes #Passion Quotes

“A lot of times when I'm writing lyrics, I just think about insecurities that I might have and turn them into a scene. Some things may be true, and some things may not.”
“Keep the circus going inside you, keep it going, don't take anything too seriously, it'll all work out in the end.”
“I drink to remember I smoke to forget / Some things to be proud of, some stuff to regret.”

Source : Song: Two Fingers, Album: Jake Bugg, 2012
“Euclid alone Has looked on Beauty bare. Fortunate they Who, though once only and then but far away, Have heard her massive sandal set on stone.”
“The most difficult object in painting is yourself because you're always at issue”

Source : Romare Bearden (1989). “Romare Bearden, 1911-1988: A Memorial Exhibition”, Aca Galleries
“Zero-zero is a big score.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“We all need lots of powerful long range goals to help us past the short-term obstacles”
“I'm not into watching stuff I did last week, let alone three or four years ago.”

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