"The big problem with songwriting for me is starting a new song. It's the thing where all the anguish exists, not in the writing of the song, but the starting of the new song."

-- Nick Cave

#Song Quotes #Writing Quotes #Problem Quotes

“I love having time to prepare my lines and more time off.”
“Few men know all the ill they do.”
“A scientist builds in order to learn; an engineer learns in order to build.”
“Death and I are head to head in a total collision, pure and mutual distaste.”
“The first step is crucial - keep it tiny. Do not be ambitious yet. That leads to failure. Consistency is what youâ€™re shooting for here so make the hurdle as low as possible.”
“I donâ€™t believe rape is inevitable or natural. If I did, I would have no reason to be here. If I did, my political practice would be different than it is. Have you ever wondered why we [women] are not just in armed combat against you? Itâ€™s not because thereâ€™s a shortage of kitchen knives in this country. It is because we believe in your humanity, against all the evidence.”
“I don't think that jazz, as any kind of an art form, has any permanence attached to it, apart from the practitioners of it.”
“It is so easy in this world to forget yourself or what you are here to assist with. So many either are consumed by their 'issues' or they get themselves so 'stoned' from drugs and alcohol that they are not fully aware of who they are. Myself together with all of the dimensions are here to assist each and every human who is currently experiencing this as themselves. We are to stand before each of you and show you your own worth, who you truly are and that the time to stand up has arrived!”

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