"I like my music with the rinds and the seeds and pulp left in."

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Source : "'It's perfect madness'" by Tom Waits, www.theguardian.com. March 20, 2005.

Tom Waits

“Be cheerful in all that you do. Live joyfully. Live happily.”

Source : Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs
“when I become death. Death is the seed from which I grow.”
“I think it's child abuse to have someone in the public eye too young. Society basically values wealth and fame and power at the cost of well-being. In the case of a child, it's at the cost of someone's natural development. It's already hard enough to develop.”
“In my early work, I tried to hide my personality, my psychological state, my emotions. This was partly due to my feelings about myself and partly due to my feelings about painting at the time. I sort of stuck to my guns for a while but eventually it seemed like a losing battle. Finally one must simply drop the reserve.”
“Earl Nightingale never let a day go by that he didn`t learn something new and, in turn, pass it on to others. It was his consuming passion.”
“Whenever I hear about a child needing something, I ask myself, 'Is it what he needs or what he wants?' It isn't always easy to distinguish between the two. A child has many real needs which can and should be satisfied. His wants are a bottomless pit. He wants, for example, to sleep with his parents. He needs to be in his own bed. At Christmas he wants every toy advertised on television. He needs only one or two.”
“All of the good, weird stories Iâ€™ve written are based on things Iâ€™ve dredged out of my subconscious. Thatâ€™s the real stuff. Everything else is fake.”
“The government needs the help of industry. But the reality is companies will balance that against their own commercial interest in a very competitive market.”

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