"Nothing beats a live performance. Nothing."

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Source : "Jonathan Demme On Future Projects ‘Old Fires,’ ‘Zeitoun’ And ‘This House We Live In’" by Jessica Kiang, www.indiewire.com. December 29, 2012.

Jonathan Demme

#Beats Quotes #Performances Quotes

“I don't think we really planned it ahead of time but rather oozed out of our pores. All three of the demonstrative themes of Corrosion of Conformity are on there. The Hardcore/Punk from the 80's, the late 80's/early 90's mathy metal and finally the more Pepper, swampy/doomy stuff. We love all three so that's what came out on the album and I think it came out magically.”
“I get a kick out of watching him. Everything he does has that extra flourish.”
“There are almost no beautiful cities in America, though there are many beautiful parts of cities, and some sections that are glorious without being beautiful, like downtown Chicago. Cities are too big and too rich for beauty; they have outgrown themselves too many times.”

Source : Noel Perrin (1999). “Third Person Rural: Further Essays of a Sometime Farmer”, p.38, David R. Godine Publisher
“I wrote 'The Blue Sweater' to inspire more people to become engaged in working to solve the problems of global poverty.”
“Choice, not chance, determines your destiny. It's up to you to decide what you are worth, how you matter, and how you make meaning in the world. No one else has your gifts--your set of talents, ideas, interests. You are an original. A masterpiece.”
“Can you see the hand of God in your own life?”
“Face the thing that seems overwhelming and you will be surprised how your fear will melt away.”
“And my father always took me to the library. We were both book addicts.”

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