"The bandstand is a sacred place."

-- Wynton Marsalis

#Sacred Places Quotes #Sacred Quotes #Jazz Quotes

“Let us tread upon this path to this supreme Godhead practically and step by step, beginning from the lowest sphere, to arrive at the true realization of God in ourselves. Let us praise the happy man who will reach this still in his earthly existence. Us banish fear of the pains, for all of us will reach this goal.”
“The greatest wisdom doesn't know itself. The richest plan is not to have one.”
“Life is just like a book. Only after you've read it do you know how it ends. It is when we are at the end of life that we know how our life ran. Mine, until now, has been black. As black as my skin. Black as the garbage dump where I live.”

Source : Carolina Maria De Jesus (1990). “Beyond All Pity”
“We are in this business, whether it be intelligence or the government, to protect freedom, democracy and liberty, not to violate that.”
“I think that black Africa is extremely terrifying. Black Africa can become a maelstrom of warring tribes without the outside world needing to feel the need to do anything about it.”
“I loved English literature - if didn't it would have been hard - but I had to learn it myself. I remembered ways to repeat words, to put more emphasis on certain lines.”
“You can know all there is to know about life and mankind, but what do you really know about yourself?”
“Comedy just pokes at problems, rarely confronts them squarely. Drama is like a plate of meat and potatoes, comedy is rather the dessert, a bit like meringue.”

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