"My grandmother played the piano, and I used to toddle over there and pick out little things that sounded good to me."

-- Billy Strayhorn

#Grandmother Quotes #Piano Quotes #Littles Quotes

“The goal is the same: life itself; and the price is the same; life itself.”
“Blind folk see the fairies. Oh, better far than we, Who miss the shining of their wings Because our eyes are filled with things We do not wish to see.”

Source : Rose Fyleman, “White Magic”
“The wage earner relies upon the ventures of confident and contented capital. This failing him, his condition is without alleviation, for he can neither prey on the misfortune of others nor hoard his labor.”
“Due to a big bust in Cuba, my father's business suffered badly, so I was free to choose my own career. I became a professional dancer, and I went on the road and started making real money.”
“The act of abortion positions women at their most powerful, and that is why it is so strongly opposed by many in society. Historically viewed as and conditioned to be passive, dependent creatures, victims of biological circumstance, women often find it difficult to embrace this power over life and death. They fall prey to the assumption, the myth, that they cannot be trusted with it.”

Source : Merle Hoffman (2012). “Intimate Wars: The Life and Times of the Woman Who Brought Abortion from the Back Alley to the Board Room”, p.59, The Feminist Press at CUNY
“I'm hoping to become a recording artist and make albums and go on tour.”
“I'll say it again, for every moment you're with the wrong person, you are robbing yourself and the right person of the opportunity to find real happiness.”
“The person who lives life fully, glowing with lifeâ€™s energy, is the person who lives a successful life.”

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