"When I was growing up, until I was 18 or 19, I was totally invested in the classical music world. I had no concept of anything else. The closest thing to a cool band I listened to was Radiohead. Radiohead were the only band I liked in high school. I was just obsessed with classical music, opera, Claude Debussy, and that kind of stuff."

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Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Katie Stelmanis

#Growing Up Quotes #School Quotes #World Quotes

“Everyone in Nashville's got DUIs because there's no public transportation and everyone's too lazy to call a taxi.”

Source : "Jemina Pearl Talks BYOP Split, New Band, 'Gossip Girl'". Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. January 16, 2009.
“I am simply of the opinion that you cannot be taught to write. You have to spend a lifetime in love with words.”

Source : Craig Claiborne (1982). “Craig Claiborne's A feast made for laughter”, Doubleday Books
“I canâ€™t really act the way I want to act, or say what I want to say all the time. And a lot of times, I cover that up with a smile.”
“When life gets you down, just remember these three words of wisdom. "Bonk!", "Zap!", and "Yowsers!"”
“Ein einziger dankbarer Gedanke gen Himmel ist das vollkommenste Gebet. One single grateful thought raised to heaven is the most perfect prayer.”
“The toughest job for a coach today is handling the press after a game.”
“The gift of learning to meditate is the greatest gift you can give yourself in this life. For it is only through meditation that you can undertake the journey to discover your true nature, and so find the stability and confidence you will need to live, and die, well; Meditation is the road to enlightenment.”

Source : FaceBook post by Sogyal Rinpoche from Jun 04, 2013
“Even where the affections are not strongly moved by any superior excellence, the companions of our childhood always possess a certain power over our minds which hardly any later friend can obtain. They know our infantine dispositions, which, however they may be afterwards modified, are never eradicated; and they can judge of our actions with more certain conclusions as to the integrity of our motives.”

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