"Ragtime was a fanfare for the 20th century."

-- Russell Lynes

#Ragtime Quotes #Century Quotes #20th Century Quotes

“International affairs will be placed on a better footing when it is understood that there is no way of punishing a people for the crimes of its rulers.”

Source : Bernard Berenson (1952). “Rumour and Reflection: 1941:1944”
“I even played bass for a while. Besides playing electric guitar, I'd also get asked to play some acoustic stuff. But, since I didn't have an acoustic guitar at the time, I used to borrow one from a friend so I could play folk joints.”
“A child's smile reminds us that the greatest privilege in life is to know, help & enjoy the company of others”
“Dispute not with her: she is lunatic.”
“My books don't seem to belong to me after I have once written them; and I find myself delivering opinions about them as if I had nothing to do with them.”
“In many respects a teenage girl's home is more important to her than at any time since she was a small child. She also needs emotional support and protection from the most corrosive cultural forces that seek to exploit her when she is least able to resist.”
“I run because long after my footprints fade away, maybe I will have inspired a few to reject the easy path, hit the trails, put one foot in front of the other, and come to the same conclusion I did: I run because it always takes me where I want to go.”

Source : Dean Karnazes (2017). “Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner”, p.148, Atlantic Books
“Angel, when I look into the future, all I see is you! All I want is you. I know the feeling.”

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