"I try not to think the song to death. The main criteria is if it's working on an emotional level."

-- Robbie Robertson

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“Faith: The opposite of dogmatism.”
“Composition is the art of arranging in a decorative manner the various elements which the painter uses to express his sentiments. In a picture every separate part will be visible and... everything which has no utility in the picture is for that reason harmful.”
“My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world.”
“There are all sorts of things that would be comforting. I expect an injection of morphine would be comforting... But to say that something is comforting is not to say that it's true.”
“People with really weak characters cause an immense amount of suffering in the world. They destroy whole civilisations.”

Source : Bessie Head, Randolph Vigne (1991). “A gesture of belonging: letters from Bessie Head, 1965-1979”, Heinemann
“I feel like I missed my era, because I remember the time when black people uplifted each other and looked for the positives. I feel sorry for the people who live their lives in the negative default setting because they filter out what's good, and that's no way to live.”

Source : "Tasha Smith and Michael Jai White: Reunited and Ready for Prime Time". Interview with Terry Shropshire, rollingout.com. November 10, 2011.
“When I write a note, it sticks in my head differently.”
“A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit.”

Source : Thomas a Kempis, Aeterna Press (1941*). “The Following of Christ”, p.78, Aeterna Press

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