"I would say that Mickey Mouse has a greater influence on the American public than Shakespeare, Milton, Dante, Rabelais, Shostakovitch, Lenin, and/or Van Gogh. Which says 'What?' about the American Public. Disneyland remains the central attraction of Southern California, but the graveyard remains our reality."

-- Charles Bukowski

#Reality Quotes #California Quotes #Southern Quotes

“If you don’t use your voice, there’s someone waiting behind you who will.”
“With the audience, I always say it's about giving the people an experience. And what the experience is about, it transcends just the music, and genre, and the venue. It's about the people coming together to share a profound and transformative moment. So that means the listener is actively engaged, and the listener is a part of the show, they're a part of the experience.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Being present. The mind is like a butterfly that flits from one flower to the next. Seldom do we find ourselves nestled in the excuisite and eternal ocean of here and now. When you are, you can connect with your true self that is beyond the chattering of your mind. When you take the effort to focus your drifting consciousness to become fully awake to the present moment, you will discover the glorious light that dwells within you.”
“I really don't understand how bipartisanship is ever going to work when one of the parties is insane. Imagine trying to negotiate an agreement on dinner plans with your date, and you suggest Italian and she states her preference would be a meal of tire rims and anthrax. If you can figure out a way to split the difference there and find a meal you will both enjoy, you can probably figure out how bipartisanship is going to work the next few years.”

Source : "You’ll Never Get This 21 Minutes Of Your Life Back" by John Cole, www.balloon-juice.com. February 5, 2009.
“Martin Luther King was never an up close and personal figure in the United States.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“Time is a brisk wind, for each hour it brings something new.”
“It takes energy, mental toughness and spiritual reinforcement to successfully deal with life's opportunities, and to reach your objectives.”
“I used to do poetry and write stories and stuff - I never really had anybody standing over my shoulder, like, "What did you write? Let me hear it." I hate that type of stuff.”

Source : Source: www.mtv.com

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