"I'm so proud that my offspring became a musician. I'm full of awe that we are able to have a whole family live the life of artists."

-- Maxine Hong Kingston

#Live Life Quotes #Artist Quotes #Musician Quotes

“First things first, second things never.”

Source : Shirley Conran (1978). “Superwoman”, Outlet
“If I were related to Monet, I don't know if I would be comfortable becoming an artist because it's too much, the comparison. If I wrote a book and put it out, the comparison to my great-grandfather, the comparison would be hilarious. Every critic, it would be their dream, they'd tear me apart.”

Source : "Dree Hemingway on 'Starlet,' Porn and Her Famous Great-Grandfather, Ernest". Interview with Jordan Zakarin, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 21, 2012.
“My husband and I like cities. We like to go to other cities. Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, London. We're not big beach people. We're the type that get those books out and go to every museum. We are those people.”

Source : Source: www.broadwayworld.com
“There is no more important issue than restoring the protection of the law to pre-natal infants.”
“O who would trust this world, or prize what's in it, That gives and takes, and chops and changes, ev'ry minute?”
“In time you may discover everything that can be discovered, and still your progress will only be progress away from humanity. The distance between you and them can one day become so great that your joyous cry over some new gain could be answered by an universal shriek of horror.”
“Being aggressive, you can accomplish some things, but with gentleness, you can accomplish all things.”
“The journey for women, no matter what venue it is - politics, business, film - it's, it's a long journey.”

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