"How we put our collective talents to work is a social issue, not solely a personal one."

-- Clay Shirky

#Issues Quotes #Talent Quotes #Social Quotes

“The best way to teach somebody something is to have them think they're learning something else.”
“Sing sweet, but put a little dirt in it.”
“I think that what trips up a lot of great musicians is that they become involved with too many things that aren't where their strengths lie.”

Source : "Ode to joy" by Kitty Empire, www.theguardian.com. January 25, 2007.
“But, you know, the Stones were my opening act in the Sixties. I loved those British guys, the way they just stood there and shook their hair.”

Source : "Ronnie's spectre". Interview With Sean O'Hagan, www.theguardian.com. March 26, 2006.
“The world is full of promise and places and people and experiences that are dying to be explored.”
“Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.”
“Jeff Kinney is tall and has a great smile, but dont be fooled, hes as slick as they come. A real player. And how he came up with a book that appeals to kids ages 8-13 baffles me. Hes an unbelievably kind man with a great family.”
“The great method of prayer is to have none. If in going to prayer one can form in oneself a pure capacity for receiving the spirit of God, that will suffice for all method.”

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