"We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone. Freedom is like that. It's like air. When you have it, you don't notice it."

--

Source : "The 100 Greatest Heroes" by Harry Paul Jeffers, (p. 60), 2003.

Boris Yeltsin

#Freedom Quotes #Yoga Quotes #Air Quotes

“Why be in music, why write songs, if you can't use them to explore life or an idealized vision of life?”
“Yeah, it was horrible! I mean really horrible. I felt incredibly awkward. It was not something I was [looking forward to]. I don't know, but it looked good. We somehow managed to make it look realistic. I was proud of myself that I managed to power through and be professional.”
“The socio-economic impact of gambling addiction is comparable to drug and alcohol addiction”
“Read, Read, and then Read some more. Always Read. Find the voices that speak most to YOU. This is your pleasure and blessing, as well as responsibility!”

Source : Interview with Rachel Barenblat, www.pifmagazine.com. August 1999.
“For me, books have always been a way to feel less alone while being alone.”
“I hope never to retire. I write so many because it's the thing I like to do most - to write. And if you write every day, you just naturally get a lot of books.”

Source : Source: www.scholastic.com
“Mayfield said, "You asked what I was thinking. Well, I will tell you. I was thinking that a man like myself, after suffering such a blow as you men have struck on this day, has two distinct paths he might travel in his life. He might walk out into the world with a wounded heart, intent on sharing his mad hatred with every person he passes; or, he might start out anew with an empty heart, and he should take care to fill it up with only proud things from then on, so as to nourish his desolate mind-set and cultivate something positive or new.”
“I try to be careful about wording. One of the things I've tried to combat in my blog is the notion that journalists are arrogant and unconcerned with the readership.”

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